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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... housing starts numbers are notoriously volatile and are subject to big revisions. Euro economic sentiment It seems like the ECB's aggressive monetary policy stimulus is beginning to bear fruit. The ZEW euro area economic sentiment index - a measure of ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... Quantitative and Qualitative easing with a negative interest rate. All of the above plus promises of more. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) big bazookas proved no match for US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's words, "I ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... those anticipating a reduction rose to 11.8% from 11.6 in February. Eurozone household credit The European Central Bank's (ECB) accommodative monetary policy appears to be having their intended effect, lifting credit to households and non-financial companies. ...

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... developments where necessary". "Exchange rate developments" are, of course, influenced to a large extent by policy decisions by the ECB. Perhaps the SNB has run out of room on interest rates for at minus 0.75%, it has the deepest negative interest rate ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... anticipate that it will be necessary to reduce further rates." - negated initial positive response to the European Central Bank's (ECB) announcement of more stimulus measures, this proved temporary with the Euro Stoxx 50 surging by 3.5% on Friday last ...

ING DIRECT director to join global parent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... director of ING DIRECT Australia since 2011. The proposed appointment is subject to approval by the European Central Bank (ECB), and Sherry said she's delighted to be recommended for appointment. "The global banking industry is changing rapidly with ...

Four bazookas and a phrase

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Well he tried, and he tried, and he tried but he can't get no satisfaction, oh no, no. no. For all intents and purposes, ECB President Mario Draghi over-delivered on the eagerly-awaited stimulus promised two months ago. He came in firing not with one... ...

RBNZ cuts rates, biased towards further easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... higher than projected in December". The NZ$ is currently trading at US$0.6627. Like many other central banks (the BOJ and the ECB, in particular), the RBNZ wants a lower currency in order to boost the country's export competitiveness and at the same ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... meme? Certainly looks like it with investors now widely anticipating more policy easing coming their way, and soon, from the ECB and the BOJ. The PBOC has just lowered its RRR and more are expected from Beijing in the way of both fiscal and monetary ...

With pretty numbers like these, who needs a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... The problem now is that Australia's good tidings are sending the A$ back up again. This is compounded by our neighbours - ECB and BOJ, among others -- intent to bring their own currencies lower in order to have what Australia is having. Expect Gov Glenn ...