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Deflation is the Darth Vader of the economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... "Based on its current assessment, the Committee judges that it can be patient in beginning to normalize the stance of monetary policy". Though it noted that, "Market-based measures of inflation compensation have declined substantially in recent months" ...

iShares launches currency hedged international ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... against the US dollar, adding another layer of risk to our clients' investment decisions. In a global context of diverging monetary policies and economic conditions, these new currency hedged funds, IHVV and IHOO, give Australian investors an easy and ...

A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... really no choice for the greenback but to go fly is there? The bifurcation (finally, got the chance to 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 ...

Reasons to cheer amid gloomy predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Low inflation, low returns and high volatility are set to be the new normal in 2015. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed the trend when it downgraded its growth forecast for the global economy from 3.8% for 2015 in October to a lower 3.5% ...

Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... last August where he told his audience, "if that really would be helpful" he would cut rates, but "At the end of the day monetary policy can't be the engine for growth. We can help smooth out fluctuations but we can't drive growth". "... the thing that ...

Super Mario delivers huge stimulus package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... developments". Barring anymore nasty surprises, this should work (crossed fingers... on both hands), just be aware that monetary policy operates with a lag of between 12-18 months. That's how long before we notice real improvements in the real economy... ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... quantitative easing strategies which promote inflation, while the US, China and India are maintaining their commitment to loose monetary policy. A rate cut is also looking likely in Australia, Oliver said. Were sustained deflation to take hold it would ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... his bank's dismantling of the franc/euro peg? "We're convinced that the cap on the franc must remain the pillar of our monetary policy." Then there's the Bank of Japan surprise. It now predicts a core inflation rate of 1.0% in fiscal year 2016 starting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... 20.46 (0.44 per cent) at 4,654.85. Stocks were pressed down earlier by the fall in oil prices after the International Monetary Fund sharply cut its global growth estimates by 0.3 percentage point, to 3.5 per cent this year and 3.7 per cent in 2016. Shares ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... have been one of the drivers behind the Swiss bank's move, Mr McCarthy said. He said the increased funds in the global monetary system would boost sharemarkets, including Australia's. In the resources sector at 1024 AEDT, global miner BHP Billiton was ...