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Chief economist update: Fed plans for Trump contingency

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019

... (from 68.5% a day earlier and 23.2% one month before). The probability of another 25 bps rate reduction at the September meeting has also increased to 63.5% (from 50.6% a day before the conclusion of the June FOMC meeting and a mere 8.6% a month ago). ...

Chief economist update: A question of when?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019

... of a Fed rate cut have increased - at its June meeting to 27.6% currently from 8.2% a month earlier; at its September meeting to 42.9% from 9.9%; and, at its December meeting to 40.8% from 14.2%. Moreover, bets that the Fed would cut the interest rates ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018

... (year-to-date) and the yen has weakened by 0.4% versus the greenback. The benchmark index has dropped by 10.7% since the September meeting, turning its year-to-date gain into a 12.3% loss, while the Japanese yen/US dollar exchange rate has strengthened ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018

... too independent". Trump will surely throw another tantrum when he reads the minutes of the FOMC's 25-26 September meeting, revealing that it's full speed ahead for the Fed. "With regard to the outlook for monetary policy beyond this meeting ...

Chief economist update: Trump's beggar thy neighbour policy

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018

... and all but confirms the third of the four Fed rate hikes expected for 2018 when the FOMC concludes its 25-26 September meeting. Trump wouldn't be "thrilled". Just as he was upset by the latest stats on America's international trade (released ...

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017

... right side of correct. At the current price of US$67.69/tonne, iron ore's 12.7% lower from the day of the RBA's September meeting and 14.9% down from the start of 2017. Still, anything can still happen given the volatility in iron ore prices this year. ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017

... lower against its major currency counterparts - down by 3.1% to US$1.3169 overnight from US$1.35 after the BOE's September meeting; down by 2% to ¥147.93 over the same period; and down by 1.4% to €1.1205. The fade out must have been what prompted ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017

... being passed onto the final consumer. This could prompt the BOE to make good on its forward guidance at its September meeting that, "some withdrawal of monetary stimulus is likely to be appropriate over the coming months in order to return inflation ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017

They were just hours apart but the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decisions were as wide as their geographic locations, perhaps wider. While both central banks kept existing policies unchanged at their September meetings ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017

... trading. And no, it's not because of what the Bank of England (BOE) did at the monetary policy council's 14 September meeting - it kept policy unchanged as expected - but what it told markets it's about to do that sent the British pound soaring last ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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