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Desperately seeking workers

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017

... could begin relatively soon" and not later this year, as financial markets speculated when the minutes of the 14-15 March FOMC meeting was released. The Beige Book report showed that economic activity continued to expand across all the 12 Federal Reserve ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 APR 2017

... revelations on the Fed's intent on shrinking its balance sheet. Yes, that one. The one contained in the minutes of the 14-15 March FOMC meeting: "Provided that the economy continued to perform about as expected, most participants anticipated that gradual ...

Too much ado about Fed reinvesting nothing

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017

... bell (the S&P 500 index closed 0.3% down after surging as high as 0.8% in early trade). This was the time the 14-15 March FOMC meeting minutes were released and... Wall Street saw that it wasn't good. This is because while the Fed's reference to the ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017

... number of Fed rate hikes? Good thing Fed chair Janet Yellen was ahead of the game. In her press conference following the FOMC's decision to raise the fed funds rate by 25 bps to 0.75%-1.0%, Yellen stressed that: "As always, the economic outlook is highly ...

One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017

... big event of March - the US Federal Reserve lifted the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% - 1.0% at its 15-16 March FOMC meeting - the BOE did what markets expected, it maintained current monetary policy settings - the Bank Rate at a record low ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017

... (due out at the end of the week) would prove no deterrent to a Fed interest rate hike at the conclusion of its 14-15 March FOMC meeting. The ADP report showed that employment in the private sector surged by 298,000 in February following an upwardly revised ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017

... given widespread expectations that the US Federal Reserve would raise the fed funds rate after it concludes its 15-16 March FOMC meeting. The RBA would welcome such development as a Fed rate hike would signal the US central bank's confidence over the ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017

... (89% according to CME Group) that the US Federal Reserve would raise the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points when the FOMC concludes its two-day meeting on the 15th of March. Fed Chair Janet Yellen hinted as much when she testified before the Senate ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017

... participants" think that the fed funds rate should be increased "fairly soon" in the minutes of its 31 January-1 February FOMC meeting, the Fed also admitted that the current administration's policies have created "considerable uncertainty" over forecasting ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017

... before the Senate, Yellen stressed that, "Waiting too long to remove accommodation would be unwise, potentially requiring the FOMC to eventually raise rates rapidly, which could risk disrupting financial markets and pushing the economy into recession". ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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