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Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... has risen over the past year." And for the outlook, "The outlook continues to be supported by the low level of interest rates. Financial institutions remain in a good position to lend. The depreciation of the exchange rate since 2013 has also assisted ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which holds its policy meeting today, is not expected to alter current interest rates settings.

Going good but there are risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... shrinkage in mining investment, though at a slower pace, and a continued rise in non-commodity investment. Record low interest rates, currency depreciation and favourable business conditions on other fronts will support the investment. New liquefied ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... the US Federal Reserve's two-day meeting (14-15 March) - the day when financial markets expect the Fed to give interest rates another gentle lift. Rate hike speculations gathered momentum after Fed Chair Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking ...

British inflation quickens but still off-target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... the Bank of England's (BOE) 2.0% target and should not put immediate pressure on the British central bank to lift interest rates.

Look offshore for income: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... in domestic assets. A new paper from State Street Global Advisors' SPDR ETF business argues that because of low interest rates and the heavy sector concentration in the local share market, it makes more sense than ever to invest in high-yielding assets ...

Bonds aiding not-for-profit investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... popular among not-for-profit and charity organisations as they seek to make returns on donations in the face of low interest rates. The combination of scarce donor capital and historically low rates has placed NFP trustees and treasury managers under ...

Mexican pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... the peso's decline and its flow through into consumer price inflation, Banco de Mexico has responded by raising interest rates. The Mexican central bank lifted its key interest rates by another 50 basis points to 6.25% on 9 February. This is the highest ...

Margin lending investors keen to borrow more

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... existing shareholdings or to acquire shares or managed funds that may have been on the watch list for some time. With interest rates at historic lows, those with a longer term investment horizon can benefit by building a bigger holding in sectors with ...

Assets mispriced by monetary policy: Nikko

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... Market Outlook in Sydney, global head of multi-asset Al Clark argued markets are adjusted for deflation even as interest rates appear to have "bottomed out." He said that monetary policy has exhausted its usefulness as a "blunt instrument" and economies ...