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Chief economist update: No stealth tapering, no exit strategy...yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... couldn't be clearer on its forward guidance following the conclusion of its first Board meeting for 2018 where it kept monetary policy settings as they were in 2017 - interest rate at -0.1%; 10-year JGBs at around 0%; and, asset purchases at annual pace ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... shows GDP growth projections of 1.5% in 2017 and 1.7% this year and through to 2020. As for their implication for BOE monetary policy, a footnote in the "Report's" forecast table provides a hint: "The November projections have been conditioned on the ...

Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... HICP inflation at 1.5% in 2017, 1.4% in 2018, 1.5% in 2019 and 1.7% in 2020. As the ECB stressed in its December 2017 monetary policy statement: "Signals that could trigger an unwarranted tightening of financial conditions needed to be avoided, as they ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... long-hoped for "virtuous cycle" has started to turn. This was not lost on the BOJ. While the Japanese central bank kept monetary policy unchanged at its December 2017 meeting, the policy statement was more upbeat: "Japan's economy is expanding moderately ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... despite geopolitical concerns, the threat of Trump's impeachment and the US Federal Reserve slowly tightening the screws on monetary policy and expensive valuations. At the end of 2017, the S&P 500 index's P/E ratio was 18.2 times - much more than its ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... that started in 2017 is gaining stronger momentum and with it increased corporate profitability, while at the same time monetary policy still remains largely accommodative. Certainly, there'll be bumps along the way - relatively high valuation; Donald ...

Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... (deflation) experienced from July 2015 to December 2016. This leaves the BOJ confused. While in one paragraph of its monetary policy statement, it printed that "Inflation expectations have remained in a weakening phase" it's optimistic in another. "The ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... 2017's stronger growth-low inflation dynamics to spill over into 2018. As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy settings unchanged. The Eurosystem staff projects annual real GDP growth of 2.4% in 2017, 2.3% in 2018 and 1.9% in ...

Platinum sells $24m Asia stake

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... financial year, given that it is "growing robustly, in markets positioned for safety and yield after nearly a decade of monetary experimentation in the West." "In our view, Asia's attractions for investors remain as strong as ever," Platinum said. Three ...

Three is the magic number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... this would provide an upside risk to economic growth (and possibly, inflation) that could persuade the Fed to tighten monetary policy by much more than it intends to at this time. But to paraphrase Madam Yellen, we'll cross the bridge when we get the ...

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