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Price-pressured

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The latest inflation stats out of the UK gave additional credence to BOE monetary policy committee member Kristin Forbes' dissent - she "considered it appropriate to increase Bank Rate by 25 basis points" -- at the March meeting. Along with the low ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... residential property prices brought home the Reserve Bank of Australia's current concerns and noted in its March monetary policy statement: "Conditions in the housing market vary considerably around the country. In some markets, conditions are strong ...

One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... points to 0.75% - 1.0% at its 15-16 March FOMC meeting - the BOE did what markets expected, it maintained current monetary policy settings - the Bank Rate at a record low of 0.25% and maintained the stock of purchased assets at £435 billion on the 16th ...

One small rise in rates, one giant step towards normalisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 3/4 to 1 percent. The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting some further strengthening in labor market conditions and a sustained return to 2 ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... they are putting increased emphasis on financial stability concerns, which is likely to impact the response of monetary policy." To be sure, the price of Australia's major commodity exports appears to be starting to weaken. Iron ore prices are currently ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee. One that's also mentioned in the February monetary policy statement: "...the actual path of the federal funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming data". ...

Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Low-flation at the core The European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep monetary policy steady - refinancing rate at 0%, deposit rate at -0.4%, marginal lending facility at 0.25% -- while at the same time confirming that its asset ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... economy. Not only has the RBA left policy unchanged, except for a few minor tweaks in the wording, this month's "Monetary Policy Statement" is identical to that of the February statement. Not that the RBA has any reason to alter policy settings up or ...

Going good but there are risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... Australia's (RBA) end-2017 growth forecasts of 2.5%-3.5% and 2.75%-3.75% in 2018 (published in its February 2017 monetary policy statement). The RBA predicted the unemployment rate to be between 5% and 6% this year and the next. The OECD's rationales ...

China price rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
If inflation was the man driver of the People's Bank of China's monetary policy, the latest update on consumer prices would not have a significant sway on interest rate direction - up or down. China's consumer price inflation accelerated to 2.5% in ...