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Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... know premier Li gets what premier Li likes. Stay tuned (for confirmation) and oh, also for the Bank of Japan's monetary policy announcement later today.

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... than not prospect of a lift-off... and soon. Yes Virginia, there were no surprises in the Fed's decision to keep monetary policy unchanged after it concluded its 27-28 October tete-a-tete. But what was surprising was Wall Street's reaction - the Dow ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... it's not a policy target. The movements in the exchange rate (over) three years were the outcome of diverging monetary policy cycles as well as divergent economic recovery paths between major jurisdictions. They were not intended, it was not an action ...

Future Fund issues return warning

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... 15%. Neal said: "We have seen significant volatility across markets during the quarter. The global impact of US monetary policy has been a source of volatility as the US Federal Reserve inches closer to starting to raise its interest rates off the zero ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... the US: "The volatility will be wider than the US, it will span around the world because we have a divergence in monetary policy," Craig says. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) senior analyst of economic and market research, Belinda ...

Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term." These were the words in the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement of September used to justify the US central bank's decision not to lift interest rates last month notwithstanding ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... happened in 2013 was the start of "long, gradual tightening cycle," Mr. Kocherlakota said. Given that changes in monetary policy affect the economy with as much as a two-year lag, "the slow rate of labor-market improvement in 2015 is not all that surprising." ...

Holding pattern

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... a-changin'. This, at least, could be gleaned from two central banks that conducted their regular tete-a-tete on monetary policy so far this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept money things the same - as expected - as it continues to see the ...

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... business credit's negative growth between 2009 and 2011? Did we get a recession back then? The transmission of monetary policy finally transmitting? Businesses finally drinking the water RBA gov Glenn led them? This positive report is consistent with ...

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... pace of tightening thereafter". Or did she? "But if the economy surprises us, our judgments about appropriate monetary policy will change." The way the world economy and financial markets is "surprising us" this very moment, gives more credence to Bank ...