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Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... While Draghi offered a sober assessment in his monetary policy statement, "incoming information since our meeting in early March points towards some moderation, while remaining consistent with a solid and broad-based expansion of the euro area economy," ...

Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... protectionist crosshairs, China needs the result of latest surveys on its economy like a hole in the head...or so it seems. In early March, China's purchasing managers' indices surveyed by both the government and Caixin indicated the economy is marking ...

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... The yen rose to its highest level since November 2016 and the yield on 10-year JGBs doubled (to 0.06% from 0.03%) in early March after financial markets interpreted BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's testimony before Japan's Lower House as a prelude to exit...by ...

BTFG names insurers on expanded APL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... advisers, including risk awareness to support client relationships. Training on the products will be available from early March, in addition to the ongoing training it offers through incumbent insurer, Westpac Life. Late last year BTFG enhanced its off-APL ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... likes. In his address at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in early March last year, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... December 2017. Growth is good and getting better. As the policy statement noted, "Incoming data since our meeting in early March confirm that the cyclical recovery of the euro area economy is becoming increasingly solid and that downside risks have further ...

A "must do" for the ECB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... Draghi will make good on his 21 January promise to "...reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March" aka increase policy stimulus. Financial markets expect the ECB to announce another reduction in the deposit rate (now minus ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... European Central Bank (ECB) would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of inflation rates towards levels below, but close to, 2%" and emphasised that, "we have the power ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... rolling, announcing that the ECB would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of inflation rates towards levels below, but close to, 2%" and that, "we have the power ...

It's "whatever it takes" time again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... night's ECB announcement that it would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of inflation rates towards levels below, but close to, 2%" In his Q&A, ECB President Mario ...