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BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
As expected, the Bank of England (BOE) decided to do nothing at its 9 April monetary policy meeting, stating that: "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to ...

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... Spending money to make money. That's what the ECB and BOJ are currently doing with their QE's and in case you missed it, the BOE continues to maintain its asset purchase ceiling at A£75 billion and the Fed's still re-investing the proceeds of its maturing ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... Having typed "forward guidance" reminded me of the man who brought it first to central banks' lexicon - Bank of England's (BOE) Canadian central bank import, Mark Carney. Mark Carney has not lifted a finger - no alteration in monetary policy - since ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... day while the other central banks are still on the race to the bottom with the ECB and the BOJ digging even deeper and the BOE continues to maintain the ceiling of its asset buying programme at A£375 billion, mind you. The Fed could start raising the ...

Netwealth launches global stocks trading service

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
Netwealth and Citi have partnered to launch an international securities trading service that allows advisers to trade global stocks on behalf of their investment and superannuation clients. The Global Market Access service allows advisers to place trades ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... 2.3%, the re-strengthening of the A$ -- and lower oil prices, and lower domestic demand, and ECB and BOJ QE's, and Fed and BOE on hold - would ultimately pressure it down. The RBA does not want this and could want to pre-empt this with another interest ...

Grexit not Greek to Brits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... 1979 and collapsed in 1992. It collapsed when the UK was forced to leave the ERM in September 1992 and the Bank of England (BOE) was forced to devalue the pound. But hey, the move turned seven quarters of economic contraction into an economic recovery ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... as a nominal anchor for price setting and wage formation." Easing prices have also become a worry for the Bank of England (BOE). In its Quarterly Inflation Report, the BOE predicts inflation to average to just a little above zero next quarter before ...

AMP Capital trims global infrastructure equity team

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... fund manager will also eliminate the role of head of infrastructure for Europe and the Americas, which was left vacant by Boe Pahari when he was appointed global head of infrastructure equity last November. His appointment followed the departure of Scott ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... 1.7% -- with the Japanese central bank pointing the finger on sliding oil price. The same factor behind the Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Council (MPC) members Martin Weale and Ian McCafferty's dropping their calls for an interest rate hike. ...