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A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... as over future developments in emerging and commodity-exporting economies, particularly the Chinese economy." This was the BOE's message in its 4 February statement: "GDP is expected to grow at around average rates over the forecast period... One concern ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... Britain's headline inflation rate a year ago was a whopping 0.3%. We all know what this means, the correspondence between the BOE and the Chancellor continues. As part of the BOE's remit, "If inflation moves away from the target by more than 1 percentage ...

AMP Capital to acquire Nordic infrastructure company

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... thrilled to partner with Infracapital to secure Adven for our investors," said AMP Capital global head of infrastructure equity Boe Pahari. "The asset is a great fit for AMP Capital's global infrastructure platform due to its attractive risk-return profile ...

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... - November payrolls (reported on 4 December) and CPI (out on the 15th). It's as certain as sure that the Bank of England (BOE) would remain in the sidelines until at least the second quarter of 2016. Only a very few could argue against these central ...

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... the headline CPI inflation is up 1.5% despite the sharp drop in energy prices - you know, the one the BOJ, the ECB and the BOE blame for the "transitory" drop in their own consumer price inflation measures. Australian inflation isn't low enough to turn ...

Holding pattern

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... to start increasing its policy rate over the period ahead..." (whenever that "period ahead" may be). The Bank of England (BOE) is scheduled to meet tonight and it would be a big surprise if it decides to alter present monetary policy settings. It's also ...

Central banks of the world, coordinate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... The way the world economy and financial markets is "surprising us" this very moment, gives more credence to Bank of England (BOE chief economist Andy Haldane's words spoken at the Portadown Chambers of Commerce in Northern Ireland a day after the Fed's ...

Yuan stable (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... the yuan becomes a truly international currency and allowed to trade freely in international markets. The Bank of England (BOE) tried it before - in 1992 - and failed. The BOE reportedly sold around A£15 billion worth of reserves in a day trying to ...

AMP Capital takes majority stake in Angel Trains

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... the UK's leading train leasing specialists, on behalf of our clients," said AMP Capital global head of infrastructure equity Boe Pahari. He added, "We have come to know the asset very well during our seven years of ownership and we and our investors ...