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Fixed it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... the times, they have a-changed. Not so long ago, many were concern over Australian bank's vulnerability to rising interest rates because of their reliance on offshore funding. Moody's even went further: Sydney Morning Herald (18 May 2011) - "Moody's ...

Arrows and more arrows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... core inflation eased to 1.9% from 2.0%. Smile! It's steady as the Fed goes... and wouldn't be in a rush to raise interest rates. Hip, hip... The Bank of Japan (BOJ) might be salivating at getting inflation numbers like these. Like most other events ...

Henderson launches second fund to local market

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... Interest Total Return Fund allows them to navigate across fixed interest markets with the ability to take views on interest rates, credit and loans while seeking to protect client capital." Henderson head of fixed income Phil Apel added: "Rather than ...

Governments are 'out of money': Hockey

AAP, PETER TRUTE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... cent increase in global economic growth set by G20 leaders. However it could not be funded by further easing of interest rates or stimulus programs from governments. "Governments basically all around the world have run out of money," he told the gathering ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... current financial market sell-off continues. Certainly, the Fed's "considerable period" before it begin raising interest rates would become even more considerable and/or it might slow/stall tapering or even increase purchases - "asset purchases are not ...

Yellen yawn turn to Yellen yikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... longer run." But wait! She included some thoughts on "Financial Stability": "The Committee recognizes that low interest rates may provide incentives for some investors to "reach for yield," and those actions could increase vulnerabilities in the financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... Street after a solid kickoff to the US earnings season from Alcoa and Federal Reserve minutes that signalled low interest rates for a while longer. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,424. ...

Run with bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... a high degree of monetary policy accommodation. In view of the outlook for inflation, we will keep the key ECB interest rates at current levels for an extended period of time. Moreover, the ECB continues to stand ready to take action, if necessary, to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... beginning to focus on the fact that inflation is nudging up but she is staying the course at this stage of no action on interest rates," Mr Spooner told AAP. Shares in David Jones have been placed in a trading halt as investors prepare to vote on whether ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... statements when policy is left unchanged. The "Notes to Editors" served as a reminder of the last time the BOE adjusted interest rates settings and by how much. "The previous change in Bank Rate was a reduction of 0.5 percentage points to 0.5% on 5 March ...