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Cromwell withdraws REIT prospectus

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... funds management business." Cromwell subsidiary Cromwell EREIT Management retains a capital markets licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which it received in August.

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... The same with the BOJ which had been telling you, I and Irene that it will "continue with "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) with a Negative Interest Rate," aiming to achieve the price stability target of 2%, as long as it is necessary ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
They were just hours apart but the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decisions were as wide as their geographic locations, perhaps wider. While both central banks kept existing policies unchanged at their September meetings ...

Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... factors that have lowered inflation are likely to prove persistent" and if they do "it would require an alteration of monetary policy." This brings me way back to the "Taylor Rule". For quick reference, here's Wikipedia's definition (yes, yes I know) ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
Governor Philip Lowe's statement explaining the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 1.5% at their 5 September Board meeting, revealed the Australian central bank's optimism over the international ...

Platinum LIC reaps Asia rewards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 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 ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... financial market consciousness this week. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will start their two-day deliberations on monetary policy starting tonight while we sleep. Chances are they'll do nothing on policy this month and at their next meeting ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... strengthening euro - at the close of last week's trading. And no, it's not because of what the Bank of England (BOE) did at the monetary policy council's 14 September meeting - it kept policy unchanged as expected - but what it told markets it's about ...

Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... in a slower pick-up in economic activity and inflation than currently forecast." This followed August's 'Statement on Monetary Policy' where the RBA noted that: "It is possible that the Australian dollar could appreciate further, which if sustained ...

APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... chairman of APRA over an 11-year period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2014, and is an external expert for the International Monetary Fund. Samuel has held a number of roles in public life including former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer ...