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Low-flation becoming less transitory?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... 2007 (the earliest data available) when the unemployment rate was at 4.4%. The CPI report flies in the face of Federal Reserve Bank of New York president William Dudley who lately commented that: "The story is not a complex one. One, the labour market ...

Low inflation exporter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... products were flooding the rest of the world (they still are). It was so prevalent that in January 2004, the US Federal Reserve Board published the results of its study entitled, "Is China "Exporting Deflation""? The paper found that China is not. This ...

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen revealed her thoughts on inflation, inflation expectations and asset valuations when she spoke before the British Academy 'President's Lecture' in London last night. Yellen reiterated the message from the 14 June ...

Eurozone gaining momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
The US Federal Reserve took another step towards policy normalisation at its June FOMC meeting - announcing another 25 basis point lift in the fed funds rate from one to 1.25% (the second this year) while at the same time giving notice that it would ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE all kept monetary policy unchanged at their latest meetings, as expected. The US Federal Reserve lifted the fed funds rate from 0.75% -1.0% to 1.0% - 1.25%, as expected; maintained its outlook for three interest rate hikes ...

BetaShares launches defensive ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... defensive investment characteristics is "very compelling" due to historically low interest rates. "In the US, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates twice in the past six months in the effort to return monetary policy to a more normal footing. ...

Fed trumps Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... Trump (the one that sparked a self-off around the middle of the 15-20 May trading week). It appears that the US Federal Reserve has taken back the economic agenda from Trump. While financial markets already know the gist of the 2-3 May FOMC meeting from ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... enhance portfolio returns and protect their capital in ways not typically available to passive managers. The US Federal Reserve lifted interest rates twice in just three months to 1%, and hinted two more increases in 2017 and another three in 2018. In ...

Global infrastructure need deepens profit opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... seen this happen over the last market cycle, where infrastructure outperformed the broader market both as the Federal Reserve cut the cash rate and also when it was raised," Shaw said. She said this growing market holds almost unprecedented opportunities ...

Desperately seeking workers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... meeting was released. The Beige Book report showed that economic activity continued to expand across all the 12 Federal Reserve Districts over the period from mid-February to the end of March. While the Fed described the pace of expansion as "modest ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI
Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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