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Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The times they are a-changin'. Three major central banks - the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BOE) - one day after another last week but did many give a hoot? Sure, it was hardly news because all three kept ...

Don't follow consensus: Baur

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... the signal for US rates to the next step upward will be the rising rates and a little more inflation in Japan and central banks," Baur explained. Baur warned that this is transition from economic mess to a better era is not going to occur without disruption. ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Three major world central banks met this week - all three kept monetary policy unchanged, all three expect better growth ahead. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) was first off the bat. The Japanese central bank decided to keep policy settings as they are at the ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... for Trump's turning/boosting their chances at victory. But it's not only them that's grateful to Trump, the major central banks are too. In her first public outing since Trump, US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave the clearest indication yet that ...

A mining renaissance courtesy of President Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... the equity, bond and commodity markets is any guide, Trump could be the answer to the global growth and reflation central banks have been desperately trying to achieve since the 'Great Recession'. The sharp gains in two of Australia's biggest commodity ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... whether or not to ban Trump from setting foot on UK soil. Trump was vilified, mocked, ridiculed, dismissed... It's the central banks of the world that wished for, indirectly perhaps, Trump. Note that central bank head honchos have been asking for "fiscal ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Brexit. Then again, the "gloom and doom" predicted to befall the UK by economic institutions, heads of governments and central banks hasn't happened (yet?). Trump's victory speech is reason to be hopeful: Trump called on unity: "Now it's time for America ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... another 2% at the close of trade last Friday to a reading of 22.5, the highest since June this year -- but the major central banks that held policy deliberations last week also decided to play it safe or save ammunition... just in case. The US Federal ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank is seeing an increase in global pension funds and central banks attending its events and seeking expertise to better understand the Australian bond market. Addressing the bank's ninth Annual Global Markets Conference in Sydney ...

Fidelity names Australian MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... Dublin. Fidelity International currently invests US$272 billion globally for clients ranging from pension funds, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, large corporates, financial institutions, insurers and wealth managers, to private individuals. The ...