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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... in the prior quarter, according to Commerce Department data. Analysts also pointed to the drag from a eurozone inflation report, which showed consumer prices fell by a record 0.6 per cent in January, raising fears deflation is taking hold in the region. ...

Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney delivered at his opening remarks following the release of the BOE's Quarterly Inflation Report last night. But of course, being the astute central banker that he is (yes, I'm a Carney groupie now), he said it more eloquently... ...

BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... quarter from 2.7% before that and 1.8% before this. The outlook is even better with the freshly-released Quarterly Inflation Report (QIR) predicting growth of 3.4% for all of this year.... and as per the BOE, "The expansion now appears more broadly based ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... this lightly yesterday, but it's made the news today with the release of the Bank of England's (BOE) Quarterly Inflation Report. Imported BOE Governor Mark Carney is also doing a Yellen cum Bullard and "elaborated" on forward guidance. "The first phase ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... appreciation in the Australian dollar versus the greenback to US$88.61 (from US$87.91) immediately after the inflation report was released. Look ma, there's a swallow! It must be spring! Oh no, there are two swallows: Non-tradeables (domestic) inflation ...

Move the goalpost Mark

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... momentum in the UK economy and judged that staying the course is the best course of action. The latest BOE Quarterly Inflation Report underscores the brightening outlook for economy. The British central bank lifted its GDP forecasts to 1.6% (from 1.4% ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... is exactly what the doctor ordered". But not now. Now we're in big trouble. United Kingdom. In its quarterly inflation report, the Bank of England said that the country's economic recovery would be slower than previously expected. The BOE now expects ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... been a fairly tentative reaction, given the market is still a bit nervous over the European debt crisis." The inflation report would add pressure on to the RBA to lift the overnight cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.50 per cent when its board meets next ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... future interest rate direction. While markets expect the minutes to contain discussion for a rate hike, the BoE's Inflation Report -published last week - may now tilt the BoE's thinking more into the direction of a rate cut, especially considering continued ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... focused mainly on Eurozone GDP growth and inflation figures. While in the UK, attention will be on the BoE's inflation report for the June quarter. Preliminary estimates for Eurozone real GDP is expected show economic growth slowing to 1.5 percent year-on-year ...