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Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... 3 February next year, which is expected to provide continuity to the Fed's current softly, softly approach to monetary policy normalisation. But what wasn't expected (at least, I didn't) was the S&P/ASX 200 index's surged to more than two-year highs ...

BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... (BOE) did what it said it would do -- it lifted the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.5% following its 2 November monetary policy council meeting (MPC). The announcement marks the first time in more than a decade that the BOE raised its key overnight ...

Two holds and a raise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... Three of the world's biggest central banks will meet this week. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) had already started their monetary policy deliberations yesterday and is set to conclude later today. This is expected to be a non-event with policy unchanged and ...

Ex-RBA Governor joins Macquarie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... professional economist, Stevens is credited with developing Australia's successful inflation targeting framework for monetary policy, in addition to influencing central banking internationally. In welcoming Stevens, Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank ...

ECB schedules taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
The European Central Bank's (ECB) October monetary policy meeting ended financial market speculations over its QE exit strategy. ECB president Mario Draghi did what he telegraphed he would -- discuss QE unwind strategy in October - and offered something ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... government with New Zealand First (expected to lead to a change in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's conduct of monetary policy). Also closer to home and perhaps, one that would have the most impact on the Australian economy, are the latest events and ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... Federal Reserve districts. And if I may add, it's released approximately two weeks before the Fed deliberates on monetary policy at its FOMC meetings, giving its findings more weight and relevance to the Fed's discussions. But it hasn't received much ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... That "coming months" could turn out to be coming "month". That's on 2 November when the British central bank's monetary policy council next meets. Its twin mandate - full employment and stable inflation - dictates so. The UK's unemployment rate dropped ...

Japanese sun rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... will win the 22 October general elections and hence, the continuation of "Abenomics" - the program of very loose monetary policy, fiscal largesse and structural reforms. No one could argue with this for it was Abe san's victory nearly five years ago ...

Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... US consumer price inflation. Financial market participants keenly awaited its release for clues on future Fed monetary policy direction...or so the headlines say. I say what the? Because of several reasons: 1. The September CPI inflation numbers are ...