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Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... inflation that averages 2% over time. Therefore, following periods when inflation has been running below 2%, appropriate monetary policy will likely aim to achieve inflation moderately above 2% for some time." There was also the swift recovery in China's ...

World largest asset owners increase ESG, AUM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The largest asset owners in the world have increased both their monetary and social reach with active ownership becoming a key investment strategy, according to new research. The Thinking Ahead Institute's Asset Owner 100 (AO100) report shows the largest ...

SEC chair to depart

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... opportunity, market integrity and investor protection. During his tenure, he obtained orders for over $14 billion in monetary compensation with over $4 billion of that in FY2020 and returned around $3.5 billion to investors and a further $565 million ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
More infections equals more monetary policy easing and more fiscal spending. Like the Fed and the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) also kept monetary policy unchanged - target rate at -0.1% and target for the 10-year Japanese government ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... vaccination." In her introductory speech, Lagarde stated that: "The nature of the pandemic also affects the transmission of monetary policy. In normal times, normally, an easing of financial conditions boost demand by encouraging firms to borrow and ...

RBA measures not solely due to COVID: Treasury

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
The unconventional monetary policy measures launched by the Reserve Bank of Australia are not solely a result of the COVID-19 shock, Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy said. Speaking to Australian Business Economists for a post-budget briefing, Kennedy ...

Chief economist update: More money for reimposed lockdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... keep the status quo - the complete opposite of the happenings on the other side of the Atlantic where both fiscal and monetary policies came into play. Renewed lockdown measures in England - starting November 5 - have prompted the government and the ...

RBA cuts rate to new historic low

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... only that, but RBA governor Philip Lowe announced a ramp up of quantitative easing measures, bringing in a new era of monetary policy in Australia. The RBA decided to reduce the cash rate to 0.1%, reduce the target for the yield on the three year Australian ...

The rate that stops the nation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... been announced, and states are showing reasonable signs of economic recovery (other than Victoria), further easing of monetary policy will likely be supported by the RBA."

Chief economist update: Europe, we have a problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... certainly lead to a double-dip recession in Europe that, in turn, would make imperative increased government spending and monetary policy accommodation. The problem is Europe's problem is also the world's problem. Short of having a vaccine, the ...