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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016

... in inflation and receding inflation expectations when it cut interest rates by 50 bps to 10.0% after its 16 September meeting and promised to keep rates steady till "end-2016 with a possibility to cut it in 2017 Q1-Q2" to achieve its baseline 2017 forecast ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016

... while imports decreased by 4.8%. Bank Negara Malaysia kept interest rates unchanged at 3.0% following its 7 September meeting. The central bank cut interest rates by 25 bps in July this year.

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015

... another half a percent to 1.0% at its scheduled 28-29 FOMC meeting. The Fed got it so spectacularly wrong that September meeting day of 2008 that by January of the following year, the fed funds rate target was at 0-0.25%, topped up with QE's 1, 2 & 3 ...

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015

... also told the journal, referring of course to the Fed's indecision decision on interest rates after its 16-17 September meeting. Perhaps not Ms. Lagarde, for Madam Janet clarified a week later that, "Most FOMC participants, including myself, currently ...

Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015

... catches up - or it would quickly be followed by another and another and... The Fed's action (or inaction) at this September meeting indicates that "balanced" risks are not good enough to prod it into action - changing the "bad news is good news" meme ...

Make it December (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015

... trading, that narrative changed. "Traders are pricing in a 38 per cent probability that the Fed raises rates at its September meeting, based on the assumption that the effective fed funds rate will average 0.375 per cent after liftoff. That compares ...

Another 10 bil to go

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014

... down to stimulate well...almost everything - surged to 2.98% (from 1.66% in early May) a week before the FOMC's September meeting. But...but, but if last night's rebound on Wall Street... The Dow and the S&P 500 index gained 0.6% last night and the Nasdaq ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013

... asset purchases would likely soon be warranted, in light of the cumulative decline in unemployment since the September meeting and ongoing increases in private payrolls, which had increased their confidence in the outlook for sustained improvement in ...

Star alignment

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012

... another chop when they meet to deliberate on monetary policy next week. Let's start with the minutes of the 4 September meeting. In it the Australian central bank noted that "the current assessment of the inflation outlook continued to provide scope ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012

... 8.3 per cent, so that kept alive the hope that the Fed would step in and do something next month at their mid September meeting." In economic news on Monday, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for July is due out, along with ANZ job ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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