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Expect slow "boil" Fed hikes: Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... they haven't had for a long period of time." In keeping rates on hold, the Fed's dovish statement downgraded the economic outlook in two places - describing activity as expanding at a "moderate pace" and later acknowledging that inflation compensation ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... would likely be 160% of the economy. In terms of what's actually happening currently, McLaughlin said the modest economic outlook will not be helping the formation of capital. "MSCI has it that 64% of Australian companies' revenues are sourced from Australia," ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... should consider extending its bond-buying program beyond October due to the market selloff to see how the U.S. economic outlook evolves, said James Bullard, the president of the St. Louis Fed, on Thursday". Sure, our former friend Ben went ahead and ...

Should the Fed re-launch QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... several participants noted that a material slowdown in Chinese economic activity could pose risks to the U.S. economic outlook." But the following sentence hit the nail right on the head, "Some participants also discussed the risk that a possible divergence ...

WAM Capital poised to pounce in mixed market

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... Chris Stott says increasing M&A activity will create investment opportunities in the year ahead, despite a mixed economic outlook. The group's listed investment company, WAM Capital, grew 35.3% to $806.5 million in the 12 months to 30 June. The company's ...

RBNZ tries to turn the turn in NZ economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... given the weakness in export commodity prices." "A reduction in the OCR is warranted by the softening in the economic outlook and low inflation. At this point, some further easing seems likely." This is 180-degree turn from the RBNZ's prognosis just ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... well." Incidentally, there was fresh news a-nothing from the FOMC meeting. Yes the dot points have moved, the economic outlook lowered - and they will continue to move as new information comes in - but the underlying message remains, "watch the data ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... competitive advantage and bring about 2% inflation forever and eva? Perhaps the BOJ is now more optimistic on the economic outlook. Can't blame it. After all the Cabinet Office just upgraded first quarter GDP growth from an annualised rate of 2.4% to ...

The recesssion we longed to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... word back in print. "Capex: Business investment plans at 'recessionary' levels" (abc.net) "Capital investment: Economic outlook slips 'from bleak to recessionary'" (theage.com) The "bleak" set of numbers: Actual total private new capital expenditure ...

You can forget June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... information that would accrue by the time of the June meeting would likely indicate sufficient improvement in the economic outlook to lead the Committee to judge that its conditions for beginning policy firming had been met. Many participants, however ...