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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... expect the BOJ to announce more policy easing measures in September following its comprehensive review of the economy. Reserve Bank of India holds As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its benchmark repo rate unchanged at a five-year ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... in the context that the April figure is the first positive reading since November 2014 might be of significance to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in ts conduct of monetary policy. More so, in light of the recent reacceleration of CPI inflation above its ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... to go by the latest Consumer Inflationary Expectations Survey released by the Melbourne Institute shows that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) couldn't have cut interest rates soon enough. Recall that the RBA cut interest rates by 25 basis points to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... Zealand's annual inflation rate of 0.4% in the March quarter (from 0.1% in the previous quarter) remains below the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's 1% - 3% inflation target range. The latest reading marks the 6th straight quarter where the headline inflation ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... by the weaker rupee making imported raw materials costlier. This build-up in inflationary pressures may lead the Reserve Bank of India to hold off from cutting rates, especially as solid growth was seen."

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
This was totally uncalled for particularly for those "experts" still calling for the Australian Reserve Bank (RBA) to cut interest rates again - with some expecting another 25bps shaved off the official cash rate (currently at 2.0%) as early as May. ...

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
It wasn't only the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that didn't surprise with its unchanged policy decision yesterday, that other reserve bank did too. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced no change in policy settings following the conclusion of ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... no more. US dollar weakness has prompted China, Russia and India to propose that the greenback be replaced by a multi-reserve currency system. When faith in the fiat currency is lost, hard commodities such as gold provide a safer haven. Explanation two. ...

PROFILE: PGI chief executive Grant Forster

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... true". However, his second job did demand that he worked harder than most regular 18-year-olds: "I got a job at the Reserve Bank of Australia and I had to study my degree at night", he says, and adds he has some regret because he missed "the good university ...