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Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... of passive products. "This is partly due to the lack of volatility in the market and partly due to the fact that central banks globally have been very active in the markets, keeping interest rates low." Interest rate sensitivity With global interest ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... synchronised global growth upswing of 2017. In addition, the flow-on effects of lower oil prices in inflation would inspire central banks (especially in emerging markets) to go slow on interest rate hikes.

Chief economist update: Oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... depreciation, experienced rising inflation in their respective domestic economies. This has prompted many emerging market central banks to raise interest rates, damping business activity and hence, demand for crude. In a phrase, the synchronised economic ...

RBNZ on ice into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... New Zealand and the United States. One, that's been underscored by the policy decisions of their respective central banks on the same day - 26 September. The US Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate by 25 bps to 2.0%-2.25% on the day, the dot ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... Depression of the 1930s. Like many others, I thought that this would never happen again, the world - governments and central banks - have learned from the mistakes of the past. Like many others, I was wrong. The "Great Recession of 2008" happened. And ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... forward indication of more downward pressure on their respective equity markets. This is because emerging market central banks would be forced to jack up interest rates - many have done so already - to stem the slide in their currencies. However, by ...

Chief economist update: Emerging markets feel the heat as Turkey burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... two-year lows. There are many more and ones that would raise inflation in emerging markets, prompting their respective central banks to lift interest rates but in so doing also choke economic growth. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments ...

Chief economist update: Betting on down rather than up?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... enough hedged bet from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) - more like the oft-repeated statements from other central banks saying "the risks are evenly balanced" - but Governor Adrian Orr's clarification that the current official cash rate (OCR) ...

Chief economist update: At the core-core of it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Financial markets could have a brand new worry (or not) depending on the outcome of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy meeting that's due to conclude this day. The 30-31 July meeting is particularly significant given last week's flare-up ...

Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... its economy. And it's not only Beijing; other emerging markets have also been hit prompting their respective central banks and governments to enact mitigating strategies. This time of synchronised global growth (or no longer?) should be the time ...