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Grexit not Greek to Brits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... in 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
... target 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 ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... of 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. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... 6,728.04 points, lifted by news that British unemployment has struck another six-year low and expectations that a Bank of England rate hike is a long way off. Investors widely expect that the European Central Bank will decide on Thursday to begin a sovereign ...

Super funds out-growing local real estate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... help of TH Real Estate, AustralianSuper bought 50% stake in Centre: MK, a shopping centre in the city of Milton Keynes in England. Similarly, the Future Fund acquired a 33% stake in one of the UKs largest shopping centres, the Bullring in Birmingham ...

IFM has 'concerns' over infra prices

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... are really struggling for a home. "It's fair to say we have some concerns. In the UK contact When Channel Tunnel [from England to France] rail link was auctioned off there was a huge outcry because the Canadians came in and paid far too much, as far ...

Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
It's them, not us! This is the not so subtle message Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney delivered at his opening remarks following the release of the BOE's Quarterly Inflation Report last night. But of course, being the astute central banker ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... per cent to close at 6,399.73 points on Wednesday, but sterling was under pressure after minutes from the latest Bank of England meeting showed no rush to raise interest rates. In Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.58 per cent to 4,105.09 points, while Frankfurt's ...

Jawbone collection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... quarter of next year. There was jawboning from that other central bank that's also expected to begin lift off soon. Bank of England (BOE) chief economist Andrew Haldane also changed his tune from June when he favoured a "front foot" move on interest ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... that year, six of the world's biggest central banks - US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Swiss National Bank - announced a coordinated action to provide additional liquidity to the financial system. ...