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Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... to the bottom could ensue. The economic and political uncertainty resulting from Brexit could prompt the Bank of England (BOE) to lower interest rates from the current 0.5% to zero (or below) and/or reintroduce quantitative easing. Other central banks ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... UK economic growth by 2019 would be 5.6% lower than it would otherwise have been sans Brexit. There's the Bank of England (BOE): In its monetary policy committee meeting held last week, the BOE noted that, "the most significant risks to the MPC's forecast ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... dimensions -- quantity, quality, and the interest rate -- if it is judged necessary for achieving the price stability target. BOE on hold The Bank of England (BOE) sat on its hands and kept policy unchanged - Bank rate at 0.5% and asset purchases at ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... expected 0.1% dip and represents the first annual drop in three years (March 2013). The disappointing result confirmed the BOE and IMF's recent statements that 'Brexit" uncertainty is weighing down investment with the BOE even warning of risks to the ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... negative interest rates -- could only aspire to... a lower currency to boost growth and defeat deflation. Perhaps, like the BOE they can import Gov Glenn when he retires in September. A cheaper currency becomes significantly important in a world of slowing/stalling ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
The launch of a new ETF which exposes investors to the companies most talked about on social media proves index investing is limited only by product providers' imagination. The new product, launched on the NYSE by Toronto-based alternative fund manager ...

AMP Capital COO made redundant in restructure

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... said. Craig Keary, who currently leads distribution in Australia and New Zealand, becomes director, Australia and New Zealand. Boe Pahari will lead the North-West region while continuing to manage the infrastructure equity business as global head infrastructure ...

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... number of central banks and their boards met to discuss money policy. While the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of England (BOE) kept monetary policy unchanged - and despite at differing stages in their economic cycles - both offered soothing words. ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... 'em CBs meeting to deliberating on their monetary settings this week. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank of England (BOE) are widely expected to keep their respective policies unchanged. Financial market focus would gravitate more towards the ...

A "must do" for the ECB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... the 8.0% drop in the energy component over the month. The ECB could take a similar reasoning as the Fed and the BOJ and the BOE, viewing current weak headline inflation as "transitory" because of the volatile nature of energy prices. But Draghi doesn't ...