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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... ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... points, at 20,437.48 helped by a weaker yen, hopes for corporate earnings and the Bank of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy. WELLINGTON - General insurer Tower has led the New Zealand share market's benchmark index higher after lifting its dividend. ...

RBA minutes lift stock market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... minutes of the May board meeting, the central bank indicated that the lack of "any guidance on the future path of monetary policy" accompanying its May decision would not prevent it from again moving in rates, if needed. "Members did not see this as ...

Lies, stats and damned double seasonal adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... that Janet could use thisA "wonderful set of numbers" to justify a sooner-rather-than-later move to normalise monetary policy.

Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... mounting that it would have to expand its QE one day, someday, soon, the surprise would be if the BOJ alters current monetary policy settings, i.e., zero to 0.1% interest rates and JGB purchases at an annual pace of A¥80 trillion. While Governor Kuroda ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... International Monetary Fund forum. "For this reason quite some time is needed before we can declare success, and our monetary policy stimulus will stay in place as long as needed for its objective to be fully achieved on a truly sustained basis." With ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... tomorrow's the real test." The new S&P 500 record reflected the continued resilience of US stocks thanks to loose monetary policy and in spite of lacklustre US data, such as Wednesday's report showing flat retail sales in April. Apple, the biggest company ...