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Legg Mason Brandywine gets nod from Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... based on their merit, underlying macroeconomic fundamentals and valuation to invest in countries with high real interest rates and supportive currencies. Legg Mason Australia head of sales Beau Titchkosky said: "We believe Legg Mason has a compelling ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... Japanese central bank increase in its asset purchases to ¥90 trillion from ¥80 trillion and at the same time take interest rates deeper into negative from 0.1% to 0.3%. However, many aren't holding their breath, more so, in light of recent reports ...

RBNZ cuts rates, biased towards further easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% contrary to consensus expectations that the New Zealand central bank will keep interest rates unchanged after this morning's board meeting. In its monetary policy statement, the RBNZ explained its decision as prompted ...

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... totally uncalled for particularly for those "experts" still calling for the Australian Reserve Bank (RBA) to cut interest rates again - with some expecting another 25bps shaved off the official cash rate (currently at 2.0%) as early as May. Australia's ...

Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... on. China's central bank cut the RRR four times in 2015 taking it down from 20% to 17.5% by end-December. It cut interest rates five times from 5.60% to 4.35% by the end of the year. While these have helped keep GDP growth (6.9% in 2015) close to last ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... exchange rate). The Bank of Japan follows when it checks on its policy on the 15th of March. It also promised to take interest rates deeper into negative if necessary. It has become necessary given that its first foray into negative interest rates - ...

ASX "debutantes" beating market dips

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... and financial services, as well as consumer businesses that will benefit from lower Australian dollar and lower interest rates, will continue to drive IPO markets."

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Hockey were still Prime Minister and Federal Treasurer, respectively. But Gov Glenn did more since. The RBA cut interest rates by a total of 50 bps last year - 25 bps in in Feb and 25 bps in May - taking the official cash rate down to 2.0%. Still, businesses ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... stocks likely to produce poor shareholder returns. Equities remain a vital source of income for investors as global interest rates remain low."

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... ECB and more recently, the BOJ. The Fed's reportedly exploring the legalities of NIRP. Of course, low/negative interest rates are aimed at driving away capital inflows in order to weaken the domestic currency relative to others in order to gain a price ...