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Chief economist update: Erdogan's Turkey is cooked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... self-inflicted as in Argentina and Turkey's case. Just like Argentina two weeks before, Turkey is in the firing line. The Banco Central de la Republica Argentina (BCRA) raised interest rates by 675 basis points to a whopping 40% on May 4. This was ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... expectations for continued Fed policy normalisation - three rate hikes expected (and done) in 2017 - while other major world central banks keep their own policy settings unchanged at relatively low settings. The monetary policy backdrop was spot on but ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... policy meeting of 10 May 2018 might be Governor Adrian Orr's first - he assumed office on March 27 (five days after the central bank's 22 March meet) - but New Zealand's monetary policy settings remained unchanged since the last 25 basis ...

PIMCO partners with data and analytics platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... news" implied by above-trend global growth and "gently rising inflation." Exacerbating this is the wider global trend of central banks tightening monetary policy.

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... 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 rates is nigh, sparking speculations that the BOE would top up its ...

Chief economist update: When good oil goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... abetting this state of affairs. Another positive is that a persistent rise in the price of crude oil would be a gift to central bankers and make their wishes for higher inflation come true. Then again, just like I argued some years back that a sliding ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... is the unprecedented process of unwinding of quantitative easing, the report said. Asset purchase plans instituted by central banks to lower rates and increase the money supply during the Global Financial Crisis have been in place for the better part ...

The tools to capture quality

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... for its financial planners. Kelly then examines earnings momentum, balance sheets and ESG risks. He outlines ESG risk is central to decision making around stocks, but adds that not ticking one of the five boxes does not necessarily preclude an idea from ...

Chief economist update: Crying for Argentina

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
The Argentinian central bank lifted interest rates, a move intended to stem the sharp and rapid depreciation of the Argentine peso and by extension put downward pressure on inflation. Whoa! Fret not whether the Fed is going to raise interest rates by ...

CountPlus appoints chief operating officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... acquisition as "earnings-accretive" for the group. Walker & Andrews is a complementary fit for Robson Partners in the Central Coast region, as the former does not presently engage in financial planning services, Rowe said. "To compete and succeed, the ...