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Chief economist update: Is TLTRO III coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
Minutes of the European Central Bank's (ECB) 24-25 October Governing Council meeting confirmed that it remains on track to end its net asset purchases - currently at a monthly pace of €15 billion - by the end of December 2018. No probs here. We've ...

Chief economist update: Where are the BOJ exit speculators now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... start implementing an exit strategy. Speculations started to gain prominence as early as January when the Japanese central bank "reduced purchases of 10 to 25 year bonds and 25 to 40 year paper by Â¥10B ($88.39 million) each, from its previous operations ...

Melbourne boutique hires deputy CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
A Melbourne boutique has snapped up a former central bank portfolio manager as its deputy chief investment officer. Jamieson Coote Bonds is welcoming Duanjai Samranvedhya, as it opens a Singapore office and expand its global investment capabilities. ...

Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
America's Thanksgiving celebration is only two winks away but the way the US equity market is going, investors have nothing to give thanks for. Three of Wall Street's benchmark equity indices are now in the red for the year - S&P 500 down 1.2% ...

Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... of the Fed's past rate hikes. These comments and admission from the Fed has lowered the probability of the US central bank lifting the fed funds rate, according to CME's FedWatch Tool from 2.25% now to 2.5% at its December 19 meeting to 65.4% ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
More investors are turning to fixed income ETFs as a way to finetune their bond portfolios. Karren Vergara finds out what is driving the demand and why this new wave of defensive ETFs is here to stay. Recalling the sharp market correction that stung ...

Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
This from the morning Factset 'Top Stories' feed: Why are stocks lower? Weakness in US equities follows big bounce over last couple of weeks in the wake of October selloff. iPhone demand concerns weighing heavily on AAPL-US, supply chain names ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
The bull market in crude oil is no more. Just a month ago and a bit, rumour on the street was that crude oil prices would soar to around US$100 a barrel and beyond. No one could be faulted for believing this. Not after Saudi Arabia and Russia's ...

Chief economist update: Oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
The last time we talked about oil, prices were surging and reaching for the skies. Crude oil price started to take off roundabout April this year after OPEC announced that its production cuts - starting on the 1 January 2017 and supposed to last for ...

Chief economist update: Americans who want work will find it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... pre-Christmas meeting (18-19 December) is different. Here, the odds are, according to cmegroup.com, 73.6% that the US central bank will raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.25%-2.5%. Yes Virginia, I'm scratching my bald head too. Only 73.6% ...