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India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Bank of India was just following its former colonial master. For similar to the Bank of England (BOE) - it cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.25% in August 2016 to head off the potential negative fall-out from Brexit win of June of the same year ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... report reveals. This raises doubts over the RBA's optimistic outlook and its statement that, "The low level of interest rates is continuing to support the Australian economy". The latest retail trade data (and its trend decline) suggest that household ...

Interest rates on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... event, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 3 October board meeting, that is. The Australian central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected. This takes to 14 the number of months the RBA has kept the official interest rate unchanged since ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... inflation reaching a five-month high." However, output prices only increased marginally, indicating "QQE with negative interest rates" remain the order of the day for the BOJ. Growth's also indicated for the UK manufacturing despite the PMI index slipping ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... much. Everybody loves a tax cut but the extra boost to incomes would be eroded by higher inflation and ever higher interest rates.

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... interest movement is also correct. It appears that the only thing that's certain is that the RBA wouldn't be cutting interest rates next year. Then again, this is based on another assumption - that other parameters remain constant.

NZ manager launches retirement product

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... guaranteed income fund will receive a fortnightly payment, regardless of what happens to investment markets or interest rates during their retirement. Savers will have to invest at least $50,000 into the fund, which will invest in a balanced portfolio ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... highlighted by the Fed's policy decision last week. Everyone and his dog expected what it's going to announce - steady interest rates this month; a hike by December and even the amount of how much it will taper next month. Why? Pourquoi? Warum? It's ...

Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... wasn't it? The much-awaited US Federal Reserve's 19-20 September FOMC meeting produced little, if any, surprises. Interest rates were kept on hold this month but will be lifted by another 25 basis points to 1.5% before 2017 becomes 2018. Balance sheet ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... Governor Philip Lowe's statement explaining the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 1.5% at their 5 September Board meeting, revealed the Australian central bank's optimism over the international ...