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Economic recap: Week to July 30

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021

... 6.3% rate but was well-below market predictions for an acceleration to 8.5%. The Fed announced no change in in monetary policy on the same day (29 July) the GDP growth figures were released. However, the US central bank hinted that it could start "tapering" ...

Economic recap: Week to July 23

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021

... on monetary at the conclusion of its 22 July meeting, it changed its its forward guidance. In line with its new monetary policy strategy - symmetric 2% inflation target - the ECB wouldn't be in a rush raise interest rates as soon as inflation reach ...

Top economist Don Stammer to fund UNE scholarship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021

... their later appointments to the position of governor - but in my view, each provided outstanding leadership of monetary policy and financial reform." Stammer is known by his peers and colleagues for his humility, which belies his career trajectory that ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021

... higher commodity prices on business production and operation, the meeting decided to maintain the stability of the monetary policy and enhance its effectiveness, without resorting to massive stimulus," he said. "Cuts in the required reserve ratio and ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021

... improvement in the domestic labour market and the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) continued accommodative monetary policy.

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021

... beast." - The Eagles, 'Hotel California' Only a few days after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy settings unchanged and repeated its assurance that interest rates will remain at the record low 0.1% "until 2024 at the earliest" ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021

... continue growing with a virtuous cycle from income to spending intensifying." The BOJ decided to keep current monetary policy settings unchanged at the meeting but extended its pandemic relief programme by six months to the end of March 2022.

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021

Financial markets widely expected the Bank of England's (BOE) decision to keep current monetary policy settings unchanged at its June monetary policy committee meeting. "The MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.1%... and to maintain ...

Chief economist update: The (dot) plot thickens

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021

... the up and up. This is because while the much-anticipated June FOMC meeting produced no change in the prevailing monetary policy setting - the fed funds rate at 0-0.25% and bond purchases at a rate of US$120 billion monthly - the dot plots contained ...

Chief economist update: Anchoring the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021

... Lagarde's answers to an interview with 'Politico' asking how long the single-currency region's fiscal and monetary policy support would remain in place. This comes four days after the European Central Bank convened on the 10th of June ...

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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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