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BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... on consumer prices... eventually. But until then, expect the BOE to continue copying and pasting its monetary policy statement from the previous month to the next.

Another cut's in the mail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... rate cut hopes. However, while the Fed did, indeed, remove the word "patient", the dovish tone in its monetary policy statement - as well as in Madame Yellen's press conference - sparked a rebound in the All Ords, sending it to a new 2015 closing high ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... the document?" Yes please, sir. Nah, it still couldn't find "patient" - or "patience" - in the Fed's monetary policy statement (that I copied and pasted into my Word document) released overnight. It's no longer there - nada, zilch, kaput, MIA. And that ...

Goodbye QE, hello QQE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... treat this Halloween by expanding its QQE. The trick. Not even a full month before (7 October), in its monetary policy statement, the Japanese central bank told you, I and Irene that, "Japan's economy is expected to continue its moderate recovery trend ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... be precise. Speculation that the Fed would (or would not) change these two words when it delivers its monetary policy statement on Wednesday (NY time) has focussed the minds of many an investor lately and... wet the pants of others. No need to tell you ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... earlier that month, it's on the boil again today. Here are a few selected quotes from the RBA's August Monetary Policy Statement: "Australia's trading partner growth is forecast to be a little above its long-run average in 2014 and 2015. The slight strengthening ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... financial markets for a sooner rather than later exit. But then, the Fed was also explicit in its 1 May 2013 monetary policy statement. "To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee expects that a highly ...

RBA right to cut rates and correct to hold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... necessitate an immediate interest rate reduction. As for domestic activity, the RBA revealed in its November monetary policy statement that it expects "below-trend growth in the non-mining economy" but "growth in domestic demand... is still expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... by global equity markets helping the currency shrug off some weakness after the Reserve Bank's dovish monetary policy statement. LOCAL NEWS SYDNEY - The Australian dollar is more than one US cent higher on Friday, after major central banks promised overnight ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... Beijing in holding market attention this week. Australia: The week starts off with the release of the RBA Monetary Policy Statement today. Investors will carefully dissect the report for hints on whether the RBA will follow through on current speculation ...