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Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
"The same old story It's been told much too much before The same old story But it's worth telling just once more..." - Billie Holiday Perhaps she didn't want to add rattle to an already jittery market. Perhaps she didn't want to deviate from the Fed ...

Risks are overstated: AUI

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Some of the risks for the year ahead have been overstated and there are still plenty of opportunities to make good investments, according to Australian Unity Investments' joint venture asset managers. At a briefing in Sydney, Wingate Asset Management ...

US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... his warning that, further US dollar strength could have "significant consequences" on the US economic outlook. Message: US Fed policy normalisation on ice... not only next month but the whole of 2016. As per Bloomberg, "Futures traders expect the Fed's ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
The economy will grow at 2.75%, shares will return high single digits and bonds look better than term deposits. That's the combined opinions of renowned Australian economist Don Stammer and Altius Asset Management chief investment officer Bill Bovingdon ...

Cheers to unmet expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
While fears of deflation continue to haunt Japan and the Eurozone, no-flation the United Kingdom, low-flation China, the latest update on Australian consumer prices shows that inflation here is under control. Headline CPI inflation accelerated to an ...

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... yesterday's news. It's now another day and speculations would slowly trickle over how "gradual" the pace of subsequent US Fed rate hikes would be over the course of the following year and thereafter. Still, I cannot help but be amazed at how deftly Fed ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... millions of Americans. And it reflects the Committee's confidence that the economy will continue to strengthen." This is how US Fed Chair Janet explained the FOMC's historic decision - and it was unanimous. Not only this, Wonder Janet emphasised that ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Two days before lift-off. But in case there's still any doubt, allow me to replay what US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee only less than a forthnight ago: "... I anticipate continued economic growth ...

Local shares lacklustre in 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Low commodity prices and less demand from China are likely to translate into lacklustre equity market returns in 2016, according to Australian Unity Investments' outlook for the year ahead. The fund manager's chief executive David Bryant said all indications ...

Three days to lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
What's the time Mr. Wolf? It's crunch time... the time when the US Federal Reserve walks its talk. Come the 16th of December, America's central bank begins its quest to return monetary policy back to normal - exactly seven years to the day when it first ...