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No tears for China's disappointing data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... or they've discounted the disappointing numbers as due to seasonal factors (Lunar New Year) or People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan's "prevention is better than a cure" policy worked, or all of the above. Chinese industrial production growth ...

RBNZ cuts rates, biased towards further easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... rate has fallen from a high of 1.6% in the June 2014 quarter to just 0.1% in the December quarter of last year. As RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler stated, "While long-run inflation expectations are well-anchored at 2 percent, there has been a material decline ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... on the US dollar (which it already has) and take down the Australian dollar. This would be a "chilling" moment for RBA Governor Glenn Stevens.

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... remain volatile up to this day. Seems like nothing much has changed in 18 months - the time back in August 2014 when RBA Governor Glenn Stevens told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that he has done enough, "You can't make ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... of the BOE's remit, "If inflation moves away from the target by more than 1 percentage point in either direction, the Governor is required to send an open letter to the Chancellor explaining why inflation has moved away from target and what action the ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... sharper-than-predicted 2.9% fall in new factory orders in December. Not surprisingly, Fed rhetoric has turned dovish. Fed Governor Lael Brainard's comment is the latest. She told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that, "Recent developments reinforce the ...

Investor group welcomes carbon disclosure inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Strength in (A$) weakness I wouldn't be surprised if Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor had that all too familiar (former Federal Treasurer) Peter Costello's smirk on his face as he presided over the bank's first Board meeting this year. I might ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... meeting. This was widely expected with a few expecting an increase in purchases. No one, it seems, expected (even imagined) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda & Co to go negative. Starting 16 February 2016, "The Bank will apply a negative interest rate of minus ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) have commissioned a review by former Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor and Treasury Secretary Bernie Fraser to lead the development of a best practice governance code of conduct for not-for-profit ...