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British inflation quickens but still off-target

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017

... January 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's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017

... they 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 ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017

... "gloom and doom" warned by other governments, international agencies and institutions (including the UK's own Bank of England) before the 23 June 2016 referendum, financial markets liked the certainty - underscored by the 2.9% jump in the British pound ...

CBA finances wind farm construction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016

... Corporation and Denmark's export credit agency EKF to build the Sapphire Wind Farm in the Great Dividing Range region of the New England Tablelands. The Sapphire Wind Farm - comprising 75 wind turbines - will be the largest wind farm in New South Wales ...

FPA reveals awards shortlist

KERRIE SYDEE | WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016

... Mackay (QLD) ipac West Australia, Subiaco (WA) FPA University Student of the Year Award Hilary Acheson, University of New England Bradley Aleckson, Griffith University James Van Zyl-Cunningham, Griffith University

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016

... also decided to play it safe or save ammunition... just in case. The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of Australia all kept their domestic monetary policy settings unchanged. To be sure, only a very few ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016

... measure has been largely flat (between 2.2% and 2.3%) over the past nine months. UK CPI inflation True to the Bank of England's (BOE) warning of rising inflation due to the pound sterling's depreciation, the UK's annual headline inflation rate sped up ...

Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016

... 10.0% (and sterling's effective exchange rate remains 3.0% lower). Expect further gains in retail spending as the Bank of England's 2 August monetary policy easing works its way into the economy.

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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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