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Unexpected impact of tech on US monetary policy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... global recovery, helping to ease inflationary pressure and easing the pressure on the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy. That was one conclusion reached by 85 BlackRock investment professionals who debated the impact of technology on the global ...

Nikko AM ups weighting to global shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... increased its overweight in global equities in light of a positive macroeconomic environment and accommodative US monetary policy. The global investment committee of the Tokyo-based asset manager decided to raise its overweight position on expectations ...

Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) in its economic research titled, "Assessing Expectations of Monetary Policy"... not even a month ago. Perhaps this time, the bad news will stick. It's October after all - you know, the time of the month ...

Super Mario dropkicks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... butcher, the baker and candlestick maker didn't bat their collective eyelashes at the ECB's decision to leave monetary policy settings as they were last month - the repo rate at 0.05%, the marginal lending facility at 0.3% and the deposit facility at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... rally in Shanghai despite disappointing European economic and corporate data after Mario Draghi vowed to keep monetary policy accommodative. The euro fell to $1.2789 from $1.2850 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as bargain-buying ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... rally in Shanghai despite disappointing European economic and corporate data after Mario Draghi vowed to keep monetary policy accommodative. The euro fell to $1.2789 from $1.2850 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as bargain-buying ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... slight adjustment upwards of the "dots" in the "dot plot" (of interest rate forecasts), she did. That is, she kept monetary policy steady and the "considerable time" wording intact. And then there were the Scots and their vote for independence from the ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... its potential growth rate". Yup, Kuroda san said this at his press conference on 4 September when the BOJ kept monetary policy unchanged as expected. Sure, sure... if Japan's potential growth rate is a big fat zero, that is.A Then it really is growing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... well into 2015. LONDON - Europe's stock markets have risen, boosted by hopes the US central bank will keep its monetary policy loose and expectations that Scotland will vote to stay part of the United Kingdom. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index added ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... solid gains following reports of a new Chinese stimulus plan as investors awaited Wednesday's US Federal Reserve monetary policy announcement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 100.83 points (0.59 per cent) to 17,131.97. The broad-based S&P 500 ...