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A$ down but would it stay down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... there's less downside on commodity prices. The single most rational rationale for the A$'s fall is the divergence in monetary policy - with Greece and China now out of the way (or seemingly) -- the Fed can now lift while the RBA is expected to remain ...

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... at some point later this year to take the first step to raise the federal funds rate and thus begin normalising monetary policy". Or not: "But I want to emphasise that the course of the economy and inflation remains highly uncertain, and unanticipated ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... word. "The forthcoming 'lift-off' by the Federal Reserve, when it happens, will surely be the most telegraphed monetary policy adjustment in history." But before that, the Fed would also want to know what the fat lady's singing.

Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... Norway, "which experienced strong credit and property price growth over the past four quarters." On the topic of monetary policy developments, the report said the central banks in Australia, Canada and Norway eased "as inflation declined along with commodity ...

Extensions - What the Greeks await and the Russians hate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... should it persist, would limit (if not prevent) the Central Bank of Russia's (CBR) scope to provide additional monetary policy accommodation to counteract the country's deepening recession. Recall that it was the ruble's appreciation since February this ...

ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... languages. The European Union alone has 28 members. Of these, 19 belong to the Eurozone, a common currency region whose monetary policy falls under the European Central Bank (ECB) but whose fiscal policy mostly depends on the individual countries. It ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... the Fed announcement" on Wednesday, he said. Better jobs and retail sales data have altered the outlook for US monetary policy after a weak first quarter. Although the Fed is not expected to lift interest rates on Wednesday, Chair Janet Yellen could ...

Buy-back boom driven by loose Fed policy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... buybacks for S&P companies announced in April are an economic distortion resulting from years of accommodative monetary policy and could be costing shareholders long-term performance, according to BlackRock's US-based chief investment officer of fundamental ...

The recesssion we longed to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... or by weakening its own currency... it's important that the central bank be allowed to use interest rates and monetary policy to achieve its macroeconomic objectives". The fact is that the RBA just cannot compete with QE-ing central banks. Is Ben suggesting ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... orders - a leading indicator of business investment - all came in ahead of expectations. Lift-off here we come. US monetary policy would start normalising again against a background of a stronger, sustainable recovery. Hip, hip. But wait, hold your horses... ...