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Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... strong as the unemployment rate thresholds suggest. It's also all good for as long as the markets play along with the central banks' game of moving the goalposts. But judging from last night's trading activity - where the pound sterling and yields on ...

Watch central banks closely, warns Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... major economies," Neuberger Berman president and chief investment officer Joseph Amato said. "As the Fed and other central banks adjust their approaches, investors should remain alert. Inflation trends remain moderate and we do not expect a significant ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... boring or excitements galore. This is how I see this week's financial market activity Virginia - the week when major central banks dominate. We'll be given an intimate look at the debates and discussions on monetary policy at the US Federal Reserve (Fed) ...

Investors complacent of inflation risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... protection products soars, a senior QIC portfolio manager has warned. With global economic conditions improving, central banks are expected to start unwinding the stimulus measure put in place in the wake of the financial crisis. Many financial experts ...

GSAM launches flexible global bond fund in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... term we expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce interest rates, globally we expect rates to start to rise as central banks gradually withdraw their accommodative policies," GSAM head of fixed income for Asia-Pacific Philip Moffitt said. "Owning ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... any creaking sound to singing, "I am strong, I am invincible...", no it's not because "I am woman" but because the central banks' got our backs. Just how bullish is the market? According to the American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) latest ...

Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... Worst, the opportunity costs don't stop in the US of A. It migrates beyond its borders with other governments and central banks interrupting normal proceedings - that of ensuring solid, sustainable growth in their respective economies - in favour of ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... far he's getting none of that either. In spite of the dire warnings from international institutions, other world central banks, well- and lesser-known experts, financial markets remain nonchalant. As Bloomberg printed today, "Even with a deadline looming ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
"When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me." - Ben E. King How serendipitous is it, 'ey? It's Ben all around. This little Ben ...

EM correction, it's different this time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... 2.9% in early September and trigger a capital flight from emerging to developed markets. Despite attempts by local central banks to intervene into their local currency markets, major EM currencies fell sharply in August with the Indonesian Rupiah dropping ...