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Oil's gift to central bankers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... demand fundamentals are strengthening given the rising growth momentum in the global economy. The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) lifting of its world economic forecasts to 3.6% (from 3.5%) on 2017 and 3.7% (from 3.6%) in 2018 bear this out. This ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... Premier Li likes, and then some given there's only one more quarter to go. One that's not lost on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which lifted China's 2017 GDP growth projection to 6.8% in its October World Economic Outlook report - up from 6.6% ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... 55.7 in August); manufacturing (58.1 from 57.4); services (55.8 from 54.7) - and more recently, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) sharp upgrade to Eurozone GDP growth. In its October 2017 World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, the IMF lifted its ...

APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... of APRA over an 11-year period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2014, and is an external expert for the International Monetary Fund. Samuel has held a number of roles in public life including former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... improved conditions both the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have lifted their China economic growth projections in their June 2017 reports. The OECD raised its GDP growth forecast ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... sync with that of the financial markets. This is underscored by Factset's recent report that even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "endorses the ECB's cautious approach". Or is it because the financial markets are wagging the central banks? Can't ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... not break new grounds. Indeed, most of its assessments appear to be similar to that contained in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook, April 2017 report - where the Fund also lifted its 2017 global growth forecast to 3.5% (from ...

APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Capital standards should be set so that the capital ratios of deposit takers are unquestionably strong, according to ARPA chairman Wayne Byres. Speaking at the A50 Australian Economic Forum in Sydney on Friday, Byres outlined the APRA's agenda for 2017 ...

WTW senior consultant moves to Vision Super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... Zealand and Southpac Corporation, and is an external expert on strategic asset allocation for the International Monetary Fund. Willis Towers Watson director of investments for Australia Martin Goss said: "Sue has over 20 years of extensive investment ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just published its October World Economic Outlook (WEO) report and true to form, it's once more taking down earlier more optimistic forecasts. In October 2015, the IMF saw world economic output growing brightly ...