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Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... low. Still, the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England went ahead and raised interest rates, highlighting the truism of BOE Governor Mark Carney's words: "The mistake is to always wait, wait, wait until you have perfect certainty." Then again ...

Chief economist update: Heaven can wait but the BOE couldn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... to always wait, wait, wait until you have perfect certainty." - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney The Bank of England (BOE) finally went ahead and did it. It lifted the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% at the conclusion of its August Monetary ...

Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... widening interest rate premiums (in the case against the US) and narrowing interest rates differentials - the ECB, BOJ and BOE are expected to normalise interest rates while the RBA continues to sit on current interest rate settings for a long, long ...

Chief economist update: Three ayes for a rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... Just like the other major world central banks that met before it this month - the Fed, ECB and BOJ - the Bank of England (BOE) did not disappoint market expectations (unlike in its May meeting where Governor Carney hinted at a rate hike months before ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
It must be because Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy exit speculations have died down or that Japan's response to Donald Trump's tariff increases has been less confrontational than China, the EU or even Canada but Japan had rarely been on headlines in recent ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... activity for bad or good and monetary policy would be adjusted accordingly. Such is the case for the UK and the Bank of England (BOE). A few months before its 10 May meeting, the British central bank signalled that another small increase in interest ...

Spaceship looks outside of superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
Spaceship, which at last count managed about $198 million of millennial superannuation, is branching out into investment products with two new launches. The company quietly rolled out two low-fee funds in April under the Spaceship Voyager brand. The ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... kept. What's surprising is the market's reaction to a promise, a guidance, that didn't materialise. It's the Bank of England (BOE), I speak of. A few months before last night, the British central bank signalled that another small increase in interest ...

QIC expands executive team, bolsters US footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
QIC has made several executive appointments locally and overseas in an effort to expand its US footprint and client base. Brian Delaney, who was executive director of strategy, clients and global markets, stepped into the newly created role of senior ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... surplus with the UK in 2017 (up from US$1 billion in the previous year). UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney could at least focus on the domestic economy. While UK GDP growth slowed to annual rate of 1.4% in the ...