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Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The times they are a-changin'. Three major central banks - the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BOE) - one day after another last week but did many give a hoot? Sure, it was hardly news because all three kept ...

Don't follow consensus: Baur

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... treasury bonds. And the signal for US rates to the next step upward will be the rising rates and a little more inflation in Japan and central banks," Baur explained. Baur warned that this is transition from economic mess to a better era is not going ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... central banks met this week - all three kept monetary policy unchanged, all three expect better growth ahead. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) was first off the bat. The Japanese central bank decided to keep policy settings as they are at the conclusion of its ...

Global infrastructure goes for growth in 2017

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... investment officer Sarah Shaw gave a positive outlook on the global macro economy, noting that every major economy from the US to Japan was coming out of a decade of sluggish growth. "We're finally moving out of a post-GFC period of really sluggish global ...

Australian pension market grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... largest pool of defined contribution assets with 87% of Australia's total pension assets (USD $1.6 trillion). Comparatively, Japan and the UK have just 4% and 18% respectively. Australia has one of the highest asset allocations to growth assets - 49% ...

Sunrise sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
Markets don't expect the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to alter monetary policy settings after it concludes its 30-31 January meeting. Just as well for indications remain ambivalent. Sunrise. Manufacturing activity expansion accelerates. The Nikkei Japan flash ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... because the strong US dollar - weaker non-US dollar currencies - is, in turn, indirectly supporting growth outside America, Japan and the Eurozone in particular. Growth in the bigger world economies is a welcome boost for Australia's export sector and ...

No wolf here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... than the expected 2.1% increase. For all the cries of wolf, the UK's latest economic scorecard puts it in front of the US, Japan, the Eurozone and Australia.

Low prices inflate RBA rate cut chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Australians, all, should we rejoice? A day before we celebrated Australia Day, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest update on the country's inflation. Overall consumer prices rose by 0.5% in the December quarter, easing from ...

Shine, shine, shine, let it shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... Shine, shine, shine, let it shine Thank you strong US dollar. Just as the latest PMI updates for the US and the Eurozone, Japan's manufacturing sector started the New Year with a smile. The Nikkei Japan flash manufacturing PMI increased to 52.8 in January ...