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AAP | THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015

... 6,728.04 points, lifted by news that British unemployment has struck another six-year low and expectations that a Bank of England rate hike is a long way off. Investors widely expect that the European Central Bank will decide on Thursday to begin a sovereign ...

Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014

It's them, not us! This is the not so subtle message Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney delivered at his opening remarks following the release of the BOE's Quarterly Inflation Report last night. But of course, being the astute central banker ...

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AAP | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014

... per cent to close at 6,399.73 points on Wednesday, but sterling was under pressure after minutes from the latest Bank of England meeting showed no rush to raise interest rates. In Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.58 per cent to 4,105.09 points, while Frankfurt's ...

Jawbone collection

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014

... quarter of next year. There was jawboning from that other central bank that's also expected to begin lift off soon. Bank of England (BOE) chief economist Andrew Haldane also changed his tune from June when he favoured a "front foot" move on interest ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014

... that year, six of the world's biggest central banks - US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Swiss National Bank - announced a coordinated action to provide additional liquidity to the financial system. ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014

... developments". Got that? "...readings on financial developments". It's quite different across the Atlantic where the Bank of England (BOE) may already have its finger on the trigger as BOE governor Mark Carney explained to his audience at the Institute ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014

... vote to win. So what's the point of wasting bits and bytes on it? We've gone full circle to speculating when the Bank of England (BOE) would raise interest rates in the United Kingdom (yup, that includes Scotland). Last week there was China too - all ...

Anticipatory and moderate adjustments had become necessary

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014

... newspaper on the eve of his visit to the United Kingdom last June - and reiterated during his speech before the Bank of England (BOE) a few days later. "China's economy needs to grow at a proper rate, expected to be around 7.5 per cent this year. It ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014

... pound rallied on easing concerns about Scotland's independence vote and hawkish comments from the governor of the Bank of England on interest rates. Tokyo on Thursday climbed 0.76 per cent, or 120.42 points, to finish at an eight-month high of 15,909.20. ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014

... the phenomenon of "polarization"--that is, the reduction in the relative number of middle-skill jobs." Deputy Bank of England governor Ben Broadbent adds: The output data are no longer sufficient statistics for inflationary pressure: even if you have ...

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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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