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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... The latest update on the euro area's manufacturing and service sectors could increase on-going tapering speculations by the ECB. Markit's flash Eurozone PMI composite output index rose to a 10-month high reading of 53.7 in October from 52.6 in September ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... unemployment rate fell to 5.6% in September from 5.7% in the previous month as the participation rate decreased to 64.5% from 64.7%. ECB monetary policy decision The European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged at its 20 October governing ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... easing announcements. The Fed fought back, halving its four rises to two and eventually one this year (maybe). The BOJ and the ECB have returned fire and are expected to do more. Naturally, the other smaller central banks caught in the crossfire are ...

The twenty-first night of September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... 0.7%, the Dow by 1.1% and the Nasdaq (since 1971) by 1.0% -- on average - during Septembers. Blame the European Central Bank (ECB) for setting the negative tone in the financial markets. While it kept monetary policy unchanged at its September meet as ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... slowdown in revolving credit points to weaker consumer spending but at the same time is a positive for consumers' balance sheet. ECB policy As widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept policy unchanged at its September Governing Council meeting ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... 1.2% annualised". Overall, Markit concludes that, "While the resilience of the PMI in August will add to the belief that the ECB will see no need for any immediate further stimulus, the weakness of the overall pace of expansion and disappointing trends ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... market expectations for a minus 6.3 print. The Bank of England's (BOE) policy easing in August and the European Central Bank's (ECB) promise to act if necessary helped improve confidence.

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... before the opening ceremony of "Rio 2016" on the 3rd of August. Perhaps it was much too early but the European Central Bank (ECB) opted not to start running when at its governing council meeting on 21 July, it left monetary policy unchanged - refinancing ...

US becomes post-Brexit equity safe haven

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... the research said immediate negative economic effects could be mitigated by policy response from the Bank of England and the ECB, European equities will face a de-rating in equity multiples due to the higher risk premium caused by the above uncertainties. ...

Negative interest rates drive spike in safe sales

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... penny a year in interest, which would get wiped out by the fee for a single ATM withdrawal on weekends. In Europe, where the ECB has imposed negative interest rates for even longer, even the banks are considering stepping up their abilities to hold physical ...