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Market Wrap AM

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 ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... the people with more love sooner rather than later. Never you mind them. But look at how the Fed's Janet and the Bank of England's Mark changed their respective goalposts time and again to rationalise delaying the first hike in their respective interest ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... 0.4% -- for it's even better in Britain. While the economy's definitely looking up in the United Kingdom, the Bank of England (BOE) has found another reason to delay raising borrowing costs. According to Governor Mark Carney, it's the slack: "In light ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... easing, remains high. LONDON - European stock markets clawed back some ground despite weak eurozone data as the Bank of England hinted that a widely anticipated rate rise might be put on hold. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 0.37 per cent to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... compared with Wednesday's close. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 0.58 per cent to 6,597.37 points after the Bank of England also chose to hold its key interest rate at a record low. The European Central Bank held its key interest rates unchanged ...

All about the slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... quote Popeye (toot toot), "enough is enough and enough is too much".. And speaking of enough Virginia darling, the Bank of England (BOE) is in the midst of its monthly gabfest deliberating whether the UK economy is growing strong enough to withstand ...

Down one day, dip buying the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... sure, new scares our way would come... but the Fed's - and the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank and the Bank of England - explicit promise to keep policy accommodative for as long as necessary and that they would "forward guide" markets ahead ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting..." -- Walt Whitman "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... London's FTSE 100 index of top companies sank 0.95 per cent to close at 6,777.85 points, weighed down also after Bank of England governor Mark Carney hinted at a rate hike sooner than expected. Frankfurt's DAX 30 ended the week down 0.26 per cent to ...