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Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... on the evolution of the pandemic, measures taken to protect public health, and how households, businesses and financial markets respond to these developments". It should have added the risk of the EU's threatened ban on vaccine export shipments to ...

NZ overhauls regulation of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... new licensing system, with more than 1700 transitional licences approved and nearly 1000 authorised bodies," Financial Markets Authority director of market engagement John Botica said. "Anyone who is not operating under a transitional Financial Advice ...

Must prepare for demise of LIBOR: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... told financial institutions they must be prepared for the "imminent demise" of LIBOR. RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Christopher Kent said as the deadline for LIBOR is fast approaching, financial institutions must ensure they are fully prepared ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... economic growth target had been considered too high/ambitious by economists, international institutions and financial markets. This time is different. For this time, the Middle Kingdom's growth goal is lower than consensus expectations for an 8.0% ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
Ho-hum. So much for speculations over the Fed's thoughts and actions, Powell and Co. did what financial markets expected - nothing - at their 16-17 March FOMC meeting. "The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at ...

Chief economist update: Japan to double down on stimulus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... that has been frozen at minus 0.1% over the past five years will be moved deeper into negative soon. However, financial markets aren't convinced that the BOJ's move to significantly impact Japan's economic growth and inflation (largely because ...

OpenMarkets raises $10m, moves up ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... marketing and technology initiatives to accelerate growth, OpenMarkets chief executive Ivan Tchourilov said. "Financial markets have experienced a massive injection of energy and capital flows in recent years, especially with the influx of online traders ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... think you're strong enough now..." What's the point of increased transparency and forward guidance in financial markets - the bond market, in this case - if the Fed and other central banks' have made it clear that it will take some time before ...

Chief economist update: The cloud over the rainbow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... system would lift asset markets. But as we've all been witnesses to, it's fake money! But trading activity in the financial markets indicate that they would rather have that than the longer-lasting organic growth in the economy. To them I say, bring ...

Australian Ethical continues growth trajectory

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... pandemic does still present its challenges. "Like all fund managers Australian Ethical is highly leveraged to financial markets with volatility expected to continue into the second half of this financial year. However, we are in an enviable position ...