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Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at A£375 billion." This was all the BOE's news release contained - and a "Notes to Editors" -- after the conclusion of its 10 July MPC meeting and was not surprising ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... their respective recoveries are self-sustaining... and even when they do, it would be ever so gently. That's the Fed and the BOE while the ECB is still in the midst of easing and expected to go QE sometime soon and the BOJ could add more to its already ...

UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... childhood, I must have done something good." In his alone times, it wouldn't be surprising to catch imported Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney humming this tune from "The Sound of Music" to himself (perhaps at the same time that his predecessor ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... rates would remain low and rate hikes (when they come) would come ever so slowly - the same script the Bank of England's (BOE) following. The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) still QE-ing a-plenty, and depending on how recently-lifted consumption tax affects consumer ...

Easy CBs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... the first steps in normalising policy become appropriate." There's nothing we don't already know in the Bank of England's (BOE) minutes too. The economy is fast gaining momentum, there's concern over escalating house prices but... there's still the question ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... points. Madrid rose 0.74 per cent and Milan jumped 1.07 per cent. Traders reacted to policy updates from the Bank of England (BoE) and Japan's central bank, awaiting minutes from the US Federal Reserve's latest meeting. HONG KONG - Asia's markets were ...

BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... forward guiding markets that monetary policy would remain easy (easier next month in the case of the ECB) - why couldn't the BOE? Yes it could! By most indications, the Bank of England (BOE) should have been lifting interest rates... yesterday. Let us ...

AMP Capital increases stake in Alpha Trains

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... important sector for us in Europe because of its growth potential," AMP Capital head of infrastructure for Europe and the Americas Boe Pahari said. "During the past 12 months, we have witnessed increasing market activity in the European train leasing ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... term "looks constructive with a retest of US0.9450Ac possible during the months ahead." In the UK, the Bank of England's (BOE) presiding over a strengthening economy but... it's concerned that tightening policy would put more upward pressure on an already ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained despite continuing concern over escalating tension in Ukraine and poor industrial data from China. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up nine ...