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One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
There's "One Direction (1D)" - the English-Irish pop music boy band -- and there's the Bank of England (BOE). Like the 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 ...

British inflation quickens but still off-target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... from December but below market expectations for a 1.8% gain. The latest inflation data remains below the Bank of England's (BOE) 2.0% target and should not put immediate pressure on the British central bank to lift interest rates.

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... Twitter-verse. So much so that only few gave a hoo-ha to central bank monetary policy announcements - the BOJ, the Fed, and the BOE met in late January/early Feb. Few also gave a hoo-ha on Fedspeak - St. Louis Fed president Bullard and Chicago Fed president ...

RBA joins the bulls in central bank shop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
As expected, and following the lead from the three big central banks - BOJ, Fed, BOE - that met last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5% while at the same time offering a positive outlook on the global ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... are a-changin'. Three major central banks - the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BOE) - one day after another last week but did many give a hoot? Sure, it was hardly news because all three kept their respective ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... objective. "Near-term risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced." As with the BOJ and the Fed, the Bank of England (BOE) did what financial markets expected when its monetary policy committee met on the 2nd of February. The BOE kept policy ...

AMP Capital expands US distribution team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... appointments are a positive step towards delivering our global growth aspirations," AMP Capital global head of infrastructure equity Boe Pahari said. "Julia, Mark and Craig bring a significant level of expertise to their respective roles and I am confident ...

AMP Capital infrastructure platform secures US$2.4b

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... infrastructure provider Axion, and UK/EU emergency rescue and response service Esvagt. AMP Capital Global head of infrastructure equity Boe Pahari said the company is hoping to secure more key assets, adding: "Our focus on assets in the middle market ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... president Draghi had for a long time been asking governments for support with increased spending and looser tax policies. BOE governor Carney exhorted governments to implement fiscal and structural policies to boost growth. So did, RBA governor Lowe ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... UK economy's continued resilience to the uncertainty surrounding its decision to leave the EU - or perhaps, because of the BOE's monetary policy easing last August. Preliminary estimates show that the UK economy expanded by 2.3% in the year to September ...