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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
US Fed monetary policy decision No one expected the Fed to alter monetary settings this month - and they didn't - primarily due to the disappointing May employment report released in early June - and it was, "Information received since the Federal Open ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates by 25 basis points to a new record low of 1.25% following its 9 June monetary policy meeting because, "...exports have continued their trend of decline and the improvements in domestic demand activities such ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... expectations for a 110K pick up - has just removed the one leg that's keeping the Fed's efforts up towards normalising monetary policy. The other leg - inflation - remains wobbly. Having said that, Federal Treasurer Scott Morisson correctly points out ...

Investors face 'radical uncertainty': PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... "excessive comfort" in such a baseline. The report cautioned that there is also a legitimate possibility that monetary policy exhaustion and an overhang of debt will pose material threats to global recovery and financial stability. It argues that "unconventional ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... spending - which, in turn, accounts for over 60% of GDP - the latest figures provide no immediate implication for RBA monetary policy. More so, given that the year-on-year rate of growth in retail turnover remained at 3.6% in April, unchanged from March. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... positive reading since November 2014 might be of significance to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in ts conduct of monetary policy. More so, in light of the recent reacceleration of CPI inflation above its 5.0% target. Indian CPI inflation accelerated to ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... increase at an annual pace of about 80 trillion yen". In short, do zilch, diddly-squat, bupkis with regards to monetary policy. Kuroda san had to move his lips, in this case, after the yen surged to ¥106.22 - this year's highest level (so far) and the ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... "shock" domestic inflation numbers for the March quarter. Not only this, the Australian central bank's Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP) released at the end of the week sparked speculation for further easing sometime this year - perhaps, as early as ...

Further monetary stimulus risks woeful asset returns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... Central banks are running out of road. If governments ask them to continue down the path of previously unthinkable monetary policy without implementing fiscal policies of their own, there are likely to be severe unintended consequences for the global ...