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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25%; deposit facility rate at minus 0.4%; monthly purchases at €80 billion - at its 21 April meeting. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... been accompanied by an appreciation of the Australian dollar, which also partly reflected the expectation that US monetary policy would be more accommodative over the coming year than had been anticipated earlier."...and concerns, "Members noted that ...

BlackRock's Fink issues stark warning for global economy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
Shifting energy costs, the waning Chinese construction boom, extraordinary monetary policy and the rise of automation mean the global economy is now more fragile than at any point since the financial crisis, according to the head of the world's largest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... latest labour market stats should ease pressure on the Korean central bank to cut interest rates. It has kept monetary policy on hold since June 2015 when it announced a 25 basis point reduction that took interest rates to a record low 1.5%.

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... cycle moves from the banks in terms of the lending rates. So those factors, we think, are going to contribute to monetary policy and further easing," said Miall. Concluding Miall said: "We recognise that housing has had a big run up, housing affordability ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... rose to 11.8% from 11.6 in February. Eurozone household credit The European Central Bank's (ECB) accommodative monetary policy appears to be having their intended effect, lifting credit to households and non-financial companies. Loans to households grew ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... sanctions will continue to batter Moscow's economic fortunes. Worse, the Bank of Russia has no room to provide monetary policy accommodation because it deems that "inflation risks remain high". The Russian central bank kept interest rates unchanged at ...

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... and their boards met to discuss money policy. While the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of England (BOE) kept monetary policy unchanged - and despite at differing stages in their economic cycles - both offered soothing words. The BOJ could "decide to ...

Data says not yet but what would Janet say?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... markets as focus turned to the Fed's FOMC meeting which started overnight. While the Fed is not expected to alter monetary policy at all at this month's meeting, there's a niggling sense of anticipation of what Janet's forward guidance would contain ...

No tears for China's disappointing data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... will meet its economic growth target over the next five years (this again is 6.5%-7.0%). And that, "Excessive monetary policy stimulus isn't necessary to achieve the target... If there isn't any big economic or financial turmoil, we'll keep prudent monetary ...