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Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... from 1.2% in the September quarter. Needless to say, the Australian central bank wouldn't be in a rush to lift interest rates soon despite its optimistic outlook on the economy backed by the rebound in GDP in the third quarter and the better than ...

Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... hosted by the Princeton University Bendheim Center for Finance, Fed Chair Powell also said that the time to raise interest rates is no time soon, and that the Fed won't hike rates unless it sees troubling inflation and imbalances. He also said that ...

BlackRock readies for crypto exposure

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... derive their value from one or more securities, commodities (such as gold or oil), currencies (including bitcoin), interest rates, credit events or indices (a measure of value or rates, such as the S&P 500 Index or the prime lending rate)," SEC Form ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has long said it will not consider lifting interest rates unless the jobless rate goes down. This was repeated at the final meeting of the RBA board in December 2020, where RBA governor ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... COVID-19 relief plan. US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell assured markets that the central bank would not raise interest rates soon unless it foresees rising inflation or imbalances in the economy. In her confirmation hearing, US Treasury Secretary ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... will not hesitate to take additional easing measures if necessary, and also it expects short- and long-term policy interest rates to remain at their present or lower levels".

Chief economist update: COVID with a vengeance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... that was assumed in the November Report..." As we know now, restrictions have been even more tightened. Negative interest rates next?

Chief economist update: No pandemic on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... with the Fed's interest rate reduction and QE, mitigated the negative impact on the economy. Low and lowered interest rates induced TINA (there is no alternative) trade as investors sought better returns in the stock market that, in turn, lifted ...

UK fund manager eyes Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... seek strong and differentiated returns in the post-COVID world. "With many markets now back at all-time highs and interest rates at zero, a conventional mix of assets is unlikely to deliver the outcomes that Australian clients need," Higgins said. London-based ...

We've done our part, now it's your turn: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... have the right policy settings in place." Lowe said that while the central bank is doing what it can in keeping interest rates low and having a steady supply of credit available, it is structural change that is needed to ensure recovery. "There are a ...