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PMI surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... quarter economy and beyond. While it's tempting to correlate these PMI readings with the effectiveness (or not) of the monetary policy easing actions (or not) announced in early 2015, it's too early for 'em - recall that monetary policy operates with ...

Another cut's in the mail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... market's dashed rate cut hopes. However, while the Fed did, indeed, remove the word "patient", the dovish tone in its monetary policy statement - as well as in Madame Yellen's press conference - sparked a rebound in the All Ords, sending it to a new ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... of England's (BOE) Canadian central bank import, Mark Carney. Mark Carney has not lifted a finger - no alteration in monetary policy - since he assumed his position as BOE Governor back on 1 July 2013. The Bank Rate remains at 0.5% and the asset purchase ...

The real problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... 0.5 percentage points from predictions made only a month prior. While other central banks are easing their respective monetary policies in order to cheapen the value of their currencies, the Brazilian real had been on a steady decline since peaking at ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... the remainder of the document?" Yes please, sir. Nah, it still couldn't find "patient" - or "patience" - in the Fed's monetary policy statement (that I copied and pasted into my Word document) released overnight. It's no longer there - nada, zilch, kaput ...

Patience, my dear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... interpretations, dissections - and more speculations - of the US Federal Reserve's true message after it announces its monetary policy decision on 18 March will take centre stage this week. Yes Virginia, here we go again. We go guessing the "will she ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... joined the race to the bottom was when the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported that "At least 21 central banks have eased monetary policy this year..." on 5 February....and then, there were 24 with the addition of the central banks of Poland, Thailand ...

You sexy thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... while the rest of the majors are either slowing, flatlining or struggling to get up. A fact underscored by divergent monetary policies - actual and expected. The Fed's expected to raise interest rates, the others racing to the bottom and those that have ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... per cent, at 5,873.7.. NEW YORK - US stocks have snapped a two-day losing streak, finishing higher on news of European monetary stimulus and a $21 billion pharmaceutical merger. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 18,135.72, up 38.82 points (0.21 ...

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... the beginning of 2014. But in this world of competitive currency devaluations - "At least 21 central banks have eased monetary policy this year", the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reports (to which, permit me to add, some have already double-dipped). The ...