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Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... Fed took interest rates lower - to 0 - 0.25% -- while at the same time ramping up its balance sheet with purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-back securities, among other liquidity-boosting measures. More measures are being planned. Low interest rates ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... composite index has rallied to new record highs! Certainly, the flood of liquidity from central banks and government treasuries are underpinning equity market performance. So are equity purchases due to TINA - there is no alternative - with both short ...

Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... White House are prepared to do more if the worse returns. The Fed's reportedly deliberating unlimited buying of US Treasuries to keep yields at a targeted rate. US President Trump is determined to get a fifth coronavirus relief package, including ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... "From my perspective, diversifying across asset classes is the best option," he said. "Having exposure to fixed income (treasuries etc), and domestic and international equities reduces the risk of stock specific and sector risks," he said.

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... out the asset class's attractive coupon income," he said. In fixed income, its highest-conviction overweight is to US Treasuries. It is neutral to overweight on all other fixed income asset classes, except German bonds. "We like US Treasuries. Low rates ...

RBA expands stimulus measures to states

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... particularly New South Wales and Victoria, to borrow and fund their own stimulus packages. The move into state-issued treasuries is unprecedented and comes after the bank announced it would be buying $13 billion worth of securities in Australian government ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... measures to improve market liquidity. QE now open-ended after Fed has previously committed to purchasing $700 billion in Treasuries and MBS. Asset purchases will be expanded to include commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS (statement)." "Also ...

Chief economist update: Stock rally heralds 2020 cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... year's loss of 9.1% and five months before the US yield curve - the differential between the yield on US 10-year Treasuries and 3-month bills - started to invert. The same goes for emerging equity markets. The MSCI emerging market index has risen ...

Chief economist update: Has the Fed conquered the yield curve?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
... pause for thought that... Bill could be correct. For sure, the US yield curve - yield differential between 10-year US Treasuries and 3-month bills - has turned positive since October this year......and the probability of a US recession 12 months into ...

China still positive despite unrest

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... to this new reality" he says. "Global yields have come down much more than most people expected this year, led by US treasuries. It's been a duration rally which has effectively rekindled risk appetite globally, and of course emerging markets typically ...