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The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... again, it's better to be prepared. So here are some of the risks we should be alert to as 2016 becomes 2017: The US Federal Reserve and President Donald Trump At this point in time and given the US economy's momentum and Trump's reflationary policy ...

Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... about the positives that these "reflation speculations" (for this is just what they are now) brings to the US Federal Reserve - onwards towards policy normalisation - and the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan - succour to their quest for a ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... only them that's grateful to Trump, the major central banks are too. In her first public outing since Trump, US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave the clearest indication yet that it's all systems go for a rate hike in December. Finally, she can ...

JPMorgan Chase to pay bribery fines

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). JPMorgan is also expected to pay US$72m to the Justice Department and US$61.9m to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors totalling more than US$264m in sanctions as a result of the firm's referral hiring practices. According ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... that held policy deliberations last week also decided to play it safe or save ammunition... just in case. The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of Australia all kept their domestic monetary policy settings ...

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... uncertain policies and Wall Street hate uncertainty. The US economy is expanding at a faster rate. Good news. The US Federal Reserve is certain to lift interest rates for sure... if not at its November meeting, in December. For sure and for certain. ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... October (or thereabouts), we were treated to several regional Fedspeaks -- including, among others, Cleveland Federal Reserve president Loretta Mester, Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffrey Lacker, Kansas City Federal Reserve president Esther George ...

VanEck ETFs receive Zenith rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... international strategy which is well suited to the current market, given the current uncertainty regarding potential US Federal Reserve rate rises and their possible impact. "The MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF invests in 300 quality international ...

Central banks still got their mojo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... September. But scrooge was nowhere to be seen - exclaiming bah! humbug! - when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) turned up on the 21st of September bearing gifts. The Nikkei-225 index jumped nearly 2% with bank shares rocketing ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas everybody, merry Christmas! The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) played jolly old saint Nicolas, decking the financial market halls with boughs of holly (fa la la...) on the 21st of September. Santa Kuroda ...