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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... deliberations this month. But while lower than expected inflationary pressures prompted the Australian central bank to cut interest rates last month, April's "inflation surprise" - CPI inflation quickened to 5.4% in the year to April from 4.8% in March ...

Swiss say no to universal basic income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... also said such schemes could help stimulate growth in a world where many central banks have no more room to lower interest rates.

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... ultimately flow through to the entire economy. Tis the raison d'etre for the latest BOJ and ECB QEs and negative interest rates. Tis the reason for China starting to guide the yuan lower (again). Tis the reason behind the US Treasury complaining about ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... "looking ahead, taking into account the current outlook for price stability, the Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of our net asset purchases". ...

Global equities tease income opportunity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... investors should consider global equity income strategies if they wish to escape poor returns from historically low interest rates and diversify their portfolios. Often favoured for their regular payments of dividends and possible tax benefits offered ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... successive record levels that occurred in 2015 and 2014". Then again, these are April numbers - before the RBA cut interest rates and most banks passing on the full reduction in May. Japan retail sales The latest retail spending figures perhaps explain ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... yes, the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker are aware, are prepared and accepts that the Fed would raise interest rates again... and very soon... and by more than once. What better measure to check the market's acceptance of this fate than ...

Vanguard launches Australian corporate bond ETF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Because of their shorter maturity dates, corporate bonds tend to suffer less from the devaluations that come when interest rates rise, which impact the value of fixed interest assets."

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... Eurozone PMI Cue in the growing mass of central bank unbelievers - those opining that CB policy -- QE and negative interest rates - have become ineffective, this one's for them. The Eurozone economy grew by 0.5% in the first quarter of this year, up ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... in turn, would drive down their foreign exchange reserves (in efforts to stem capital outflows), lift domestic interest rates, that would hamper growth. Add to this, the renewed downturn in commodities - of which, most emerging markets are major exporters ...