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No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
A few more sleeps and the fed funds rate would no longer have a zero in front of a decimal point but a one. Unless something surprisingly dramatic occurs between now and the ides of March (15th of March), the US Federal Reserve is sure to announce its ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... the fed funds rate after it concludes its 15-16 March FOMC meeting. The RBA would welcome such development as a Fed rate hike would signal the US central bank's confidence over the strength in the American economy and its outlook. A lift in the fed funds ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
At long last - after 12 long months of toing and froing speculations - it came to pass. The stars aligned enabling Janet to move nearer from turning almost a decade of abnormal monetary policy into normal. Two days less of a full year, the Fed followed ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
"This is the moment; this is the day When I send all my doubts and demons on their way. Every endeavor I have made ever Is coming into play, is here and now today." -Donny Osmond, 'This is the moment" Well, Wednesday (14 December 2016), to be precise ...

Locked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... rate fell to 4.6% from 4.9% in October (full employment?). This is because Wall Street has resigned itself to a Fed rate hike by the middle of this month... and without fear (the VIX index remained at a low 14.12 reading). The strength of other data ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
US GDP Today's data releases out of the US all but strengthens expectations for a December Fed rate hike. The Bureau of Economic Analysis upgraded US third quarter GDP growth to an annualised rate of 3.2% from the advance estimate of 2.9% and 1.4% in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... finished goods prices index jumped to 8.0 from 1.2. Wages and benefits also climbed to 18.4 from 16.4. December fed rate hike here we come. Eurozone M3 money supply The region's M3 money supply slowed to 4.4% in the year to October from 5.0% in the previous ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... particularly in the lead up to the US election outcome this week and with continued speculation about a possible Fed rate hike at the end of the year," VanEck Australia managing director Arian Neiron said. On the whole, the investment community is hedging ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... businesses in America seemed unfazed by the uncertainty of the US presidential elections and the rising prospect for a Fed rate hike. The NFIB small business optimism index rose to 94.9 on October from 94.1 in the previous month. This is better than ...

Australian investors retreating to domestic assets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... particularly in the lead up to the US election outcome this week and with continued speculation about a possible Fed rate hike at the end of the year." Commenting on the increased interest in gold, he added: "Gold ETPs are on a positive trajectory. No ...

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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

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

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