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The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... mid-2018, which is slightly later than in the previous forecast" and that, "there is still a greater probability of the rate being cut than of it being raised in the near term". The extension came as a surprise particularly in light of the Swedish central ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... price of their goods and services that, in turn, would counteract any upward pressure in inflation. Those expecting the RBA to cut interest rates would probably use the same rationales I've mentioned and also that the headline inflation and the weighted ...

Investment manager appoints head of machine learning

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group, is expanding its machine learning capabilities with the creation of a new role. William Ferreira joins the firm as head of machine learning, and will be responsible for providing ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... French economy, and to support the transatlantic alliance." (The Economist) In literal contrasts, Mademoiselle Le Pen "plans to cut legal immigration in France to 10,000 people a year, put a tax on foreign workers and bring back border controls that ...

Morningstar downgrades Franklin Templeton parent rating

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Morningstar has downgraded its parent pillar assessment for Franklin Templeton US funds from positive to neutral following concerns about "massive outflows" and an "investment culture given to complacency," according to senior analyst Alec Lucas. The ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Trump's actions against Syria show that he walks the talk, putting Chinese president Xi on notice that the US may yet make good on its threat to slap a 45% tariff on Chinese imports. America's missile assault on Syria, in retaliation for the chemical ...

Too much ado about Fed reinvesting nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
"Do you really want to hurt me Do you really want to make me cry..." - Culture Club It began like just another ordinary day on Wall Street but last night it was one with an upward bias despite geo-political tremors - chemical attack in Syria and nuclear ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... But only time will tell. The bottom line is that the RBA faces the dilemma of a slowing domestic economy - that requires a cut in interest rates - and a bubbling property market - that dictates higher interest rates. RBA governor Lowe admitted as much ...

Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... just as the rise in global business expectations (see yesterday's report), the Conference Board's consumer confidence survey cut off on 16 March -- one week before the Obamacare repeal/replace failed. There might be some give back on the consumer confidence ...

Global healing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
It could have been triggered by anything imaginable under the sun, but the financial markets' correction - due to Trump's repeal/replace Obamacare failure - should be seen as that, one that "corrects" overvalued levels that have run ahead of fundamentals. ...