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ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017

... - up 8.8% since the start of the year after gaining only 0.7% in 2016. What's more the VStoxx - the Euro's version of the VIX index - shows there's little fear. It's currently trading at a reading of 12.6, not far from the record low of 11.2 hit in mid-March ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017

... by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. There appears to be no fear in the financial markets these days. Heck, the VIX index even closed lower to a reading of 9.59 - down by 0.8% on Friday and down 5.7% over the week. Together with the sub-9 ...

Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017

... US Treasuries were unchanged and up by only one basis point for the tenners. The certainty of it all sent the already low VIX index down to its least fearful level since 1993. Hardly surprising given that the Fed made hardly any changes to its economic ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017

... negative for Treasuries and a positive for the US dollar. But overall, there's no fear in the markets. At a reading of 10.15, the VIX index remains at near its lowest level this year, which is in line with the readings of the boom years (2005-2007) before ...

Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017

... players' character and temperament neither Donald nor Jong-un would back down. Financial markets are correct to be worried. The VIX index - the "fear gauge" - jumped by 44.4% overnight; the S&P 500 index dropped by 1.5%; and the yield on US 10-year Treasuries ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017

... policy, chances are central banks will follow the Fed's lead - a gradual and gentle process. Nothing spooky about that. Even the VIX index - the fear gauge - thinks so. It went up to a reading of 11.44 last night from 10.03 the previous day but still ...

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017

... forward P/E of 17.7 times earnings - above its five-year (13.7x), 10-year (14.1x) and 15-year (15.8x) averages. Despite this the VIX index - the fear gauge - remains at low levels (11.06 overnight from a high of 15.8 in April and an all-time high of ...

Fed trumps Trump

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017

The S&P 500 index notched another fresh record high overnight - up by 0.3% to 2,404.39 points - and the VIX index dropped to a reading of 10.02 - the market has never been this fearless in more than 23 years (January 1994 when the index read 9.94) - ...

Trump versus Kim

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017

... counteraction against the provocateurs." In spite of this, financial markets' reaction have been relatively sanguine - the VIX index (the "fear gauge) even dropped by 8.2% overnight to a reading of 14.66 after climbing to 15.96 (its highest level this ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 APR 2017

... both, be vapourised to kingdom come. The Dow closed virtually flat over the past week and the S&P 500 just 0.3% weaker. The VIX ("fear") index rose but to a reading to a still very low reading of 12.87 from 12.37 the week before... and this in spite ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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