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Local shares lacklustre in 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... that the Reserve Bank could cut interest rates more than once next year. All eyes will of course be on the US Federal Reserve, which Bryant said could raise rates as early as this week. "When this happens we will see a lot of things recalibrate. We can ...

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 ...

PIMCO appoints world leaders to advisory board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... contribute to the firm on global economic, political and strategic developments. The board will be chaired by former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The other board members are former UK Prime Minister and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon ...

US Fed cleared for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... coming. As fate or coincidence would have it, 16 December marks the beginning and now the coming end of the US Federal Reserve's near zero interest rate policy - precisely seven years. Reports put the odds of a lift-off rising to 80%. But after the strong ...

Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... and sharp currency depreciations may expose financial vulnerabilities." Also, "The organization said that the Federal Reserve should lift interest rates at a cautious pace as it highlighted the still low level of inflation in the U.S. even after six ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... which is slowing, and the US, where monetary tightening may have a negative impact on the equity market. When the Federal Reserve raised rates in February 1994, after a long period of easing, there was a 9% correction in US equities. Following the June ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... October. But before this, we get to hear and read and parse and dissect the words of Janet Yellen after the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets on 27-28 October. While no one(not even a mouse) expects the Fed to stir this month, it ...

Future Fund issues return warning

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... markets during the quarter. The global impact of US monetary policy has been a source of volatility as the US Federal Reserve inches closer to starting to raise its interest rates off the zero bound. Adding to the uncertainty over the quarter was a series ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
The US Federal Reserve's decision to postpone the rate rise is keeping the world on hold. With volatility set to increase ahead of the rate hike, Laura Millan looks at the global investment opportunities. Just when everyone thought it would happen ...

Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term." These were the words in the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement of September used to justify the US central bank's decision not to lift interest rates last month ...