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ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... continued sprouting of green shoots in the Eurozone economy has recently triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would soon taper its policy accommodation measures soon. While the Governing Council voted to keep monetary policy settings ...

Labour costs rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
In its 9 March statement, the European Central Bank (ECB) stated that, "A very substantial degree of monetary accommodation is still needed for underlying inflation pressures to build up and support headline inflation in the medium term". However, if ...

Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Low-flation at the core The European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep monetary policy steady - refinancing rate at 0%, deposit rate at -0.4%, marginal lending facility at 0.25% -- while at the same time confirming that its asset ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... January, similar to December, which was the fastest pace since 2009. These are evidence that the European Central Bank's (ECB) efforts to boost economic activity in the region are working that, in turn, could lift gathering "taper" expectations. However ...

Heading the ECB's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... expectations for a 1.6% increase. This is the highest inflation rate since February 2013 and is on-target relative to the ECB's of just under 2.0%. However, core inflation remained unchanged at 0.9% in January from December. But upward pressure on consumer ...

Rising exports drive wider surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... expected industrial production and increasing expansion in the surveys of purchasing managers (PMI). The European Central Bank (ECB) meets this week (19 January). Financial markets would look for signals from the ECB regarding "taper" particularly in ...

Slack Eurozone labour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... in turn, suggests insufficient pick-up in demand that would provide a meaningful lift consumer prices in the near-term. The ECB needs strong growth to reduce the slack in the labour market to lift inflation. The latest PMI surveys offer good tidings. ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... But having said that, the trend in bond yields has clearly reversed from down to up. This is a negative especially for the ECB and the BOJ that are in the midst of bond purchases to get their economies and inflation moving on up. This, too, is becoming ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... though that these show complacency and stretched valuation. International developments. Check. US dollar strength is aiding the ECB and the BOJ's efforts at reflating growth and consumer prices and China too. The question now is what happens next? How ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... relatively cheaper A$, rising commodity prices and reflating world economy should underpin improvement going forward. Eurozone ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept its monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; deposit ...