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Chief economist update: Three ayes for a rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
Just like the other major world central banks that met before it this month - the Fed, ECB and BOJ - the Bank of England (BOE) did not disappoint market expectations (unlike in its May meeting where Governor Carney hinted at a rate hike months before ...

AFCA appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... responsibility for the strategic leadership and operational delivery of the one-to-one services to 180,000 charities in England and Wales. Locke advised several international governments on the regulation of NGOs and has served on the boards of charities ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... activity for bad or good and monetary policy would be adjusted accordingly. Such is the case for the UK and the Bank of England (BOE). A few months before its 10 May meeting, the British central bank signalled that another small increase in interest ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... be kept. What's surprising is the market's reaction to a promise, a 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 ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... billion surplus with the UK in 2017 (up from US$1 billion in the previous year). UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney could at least focus on the domestic economy. While UK GDP growth slowed to annual rate of 1.4% ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), established by the Financial Stability Board, chaired by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, to address systemic financial risk posed by climate change, the report said. Deutsche Asset Management ...

Industry fund chases insurance giant on climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... material ramifications for shareholders." The TCFD was established by the Financial Stability Board, chaired by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, in order to address systemic financial risk posed by climate change.

Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... data. The financial markets' take on central banks' greater transparency and forward guidance is best explained by Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney. In his testimony before the UK Parliament's Treasury Committee, Carney remarked that, "...the ...

Scared of inflation? Try deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... book - that of a strong and strengthening global economy and this rising tide would float their own boats. The Bank of England (BOE) also kept policy unchanged - voting unanimously to maintain the Bank Rate at 0.50% (which it lifted by 25 bps last November) ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... dropped to 2.5% in December from a six-year high of 2.7% in November (3.1% in December 2011). This followed the Bank of England's (BOE) decision to raise the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.5% at its 2 November 2017 meeting which, in turn, sent the ...