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Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... The PBOC is fighting back. So is the European Central Bank (ECB) which kicks off its a,-60 billion a month quantitative easing programme this month. Deflation has deepened in the regions, dropping to minus 0.6% in January from minus 0.2% in December. ...

A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... use the word) of monetary policy between the Fed - expected to raise interest rates sometime this year - and quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB) leaves markets no other option but to catch a ride with greenback. ...

Magellan ups cash weighting ahead of market volatility

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... "extraordinary." Douglass noted that "investors appear to be transfixed by the potential benefits (to markets) of a large Quantitative Easing ('QE') program by the ECB involving sovereign bonds," but "we believe that the benefits of QE will prove largely ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... sustained 1930s or Japanese style deflation is unlikely as central banks in Europe and Japan continue to pursue quantitative easing strategies which promote inflation, while the US, China and India are maintaining their commitment to loose monetary policy. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... meeting Thursday, with multiple inside-source reports all but convincing the markets that it would embark on a quantitative easing program of 50 billion euros ($58 billion) a month for purchases of sovereign bonds, to keep longer-term interest rates ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... concerns have fuelled speculation that the ECB could launch a program of sovereign bond purchases known as quantitative easing or QE when it holds its first policy meeting of the year on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets have mostly risen following ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... important thing for Europe is going to be the European Central Bank's decision to broaden out its so called quantitative easing, to buy government bonds. "Hopefully, Greece can be quarantined a bit." The big four banks were a key drag on the market ...

Don't underestimate LNG boom: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... from the RBA would push up bond yields. With Japanese and European rates still on the floor as a result of quantitative easing, Australian bond yields will attract more capital. "Central banks have increased their allocation to Aussie dollars over the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... suggest "that national economic activity continued to expand" in the last two months. LONDON - The prospect of quantitative easing from the European Central Bank helped lift eurozone stocks, but London slipped as the government signalled more austerity ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... LONDON - Borrowing costs for the German and French governments have fallen to record lows on the prospect of quantitative easing in the struggling eurozone, while the euro slid further and stocks gained. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 climbed 0.60 per cent ...