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Majority slammed (again), equities dunked, A$ fouled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... There"...and slam is what the majority again got from Gov Glenn yesterday when the RBA "judged that, having eased monetary policy at the previous meeting, it was appropriate to hold interest rates steady for the time being". The official cash rate remains ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... rates again... and again - which markets now expect in response to the recent woeful economic stats and surveys. Monetary policy operates with a lag - in Australia's case it's around 12-18 months -Tony and Joey's wish, an Australia in crisis, would have ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... counted," said TrustNet analyst Tony Cross. "Today's news of negative inflation across the Atlantic means that monetary policy isn't going to tighten any time soon and equities can continue to climb in the wake of this," he added. US Federal Reserve ...

Altair AM signs equity mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... cut. "The RBA recognises a weaker growth outlook than it was forecasting in late 2014. It wants to provide more monetary policy support for growth and has the capacity to do it because of the low inflation outlook," said Roberts. "One 25bp cut is not ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... are meanwhile realigning due to high debt levels, demographic changes that slow growth, inequality that blunts monetary policy, and digitisation that challenges business models and slows their revenue growth. Australia is especially vulnerable due to ...

Say when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... it's not surprising that she's learned well... she's learnt the art of Fedspeak. Yes. "...since the July 2014 Monetary Policy Report, there has been important progress toward the FOMC's objective of maximum employment." No. "However, despite this improvement ...

Mind over matter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... coming our way tomorrow and the day after tomorrow - and her name is Janet. The Fed Chairman will be testifying on monetary policy before the Senate Banking Committee those days. Shouldn't markets be fretting about any surprises that could come out of ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its Statement on Monetary Policy, detailing the reasons for the why and the wherefore it decided to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low 2.25%. "...over recent ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
As expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced no surprises following the conclusion of its 17-18 February monetary policy Board meeting. "The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 7.10 (0.14 per cent) to 4,906.36. Minutes from the Fed's January monetary policy board meeting showed many members were concerned about moving too soon on rate hikes and stifling economic growth. The minutes ...