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Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... hurricanes; elections in New Zealand and Germany; and of course the policy meetings held by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. There appears to be no fear in the financial markets these days. Heck, the VIX index even closed lower to a reading ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... concluding that: "We do not expect that economic conditions in Australia in 2018 will be consistent with the need for the Bank to raise rates." Consumer confidence Definition: Consumer confidence is a survey of consumer attitudes concerning both the ...

Divergent business confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
The latest National Australia Bank Business (NAB) Survey shows while business conditions remain robust - rising from a reading of 14 in July to 15 in August (the highest level since January 2008) - confidence among businesses deteriorated significantly ...

Who's afraid of North Korea? Not the South Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... monetary policy statement - where it kept interest rates unchanged for the 12 straight meeting at a record low 1.25% - the Bank of Korea's (BOK) only reference to "Kim" was to "closely monitor... geopolitical risks."

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... its highest country weightings are India, China, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa. The top 10 holdings are Indonesia's Bank Rakyat and Bank Mindiri, India's Yes Bank, ICICI Bank and ITC, Mexico's Walmart De Mexico, Universal Robina in the Philippines ...

Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response... all options are on the table." North Korea's response, delivered by deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Kim In Ryong, at the UN headquarter in New York (yes, in ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... growth to speed up reforms "on tackling financial sector risks" to head off a steep correction in the future. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) is on the case. Citing the Chinese central bank's statement following its quarterly meeting, Xinhua news agency ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... slack in Canadian economy is being absorbed "steadily" at current pace of growth. BOE governor Carney rounded up the central bank-speak, saying that some removal of the stimulus is likely to become necessary if the trade-off between inflation and growth ...

Japan rides the virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... benchmark is tilted heavily towards exporters). The stronger momentum in Japanese equities is, perhaps, explained by the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) growing optimism over the country's economic outlook. In its 'Summary of Opinions at the Monetary Policy Meeting ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... geopolitical and economic uncertainties - Syria, North Korea, Russia and French elections and Brexit. And more, the US central bank's even considering upside risks to its rosy projections because of Trump's reflationary policies (although they remain ...