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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... ultra-low interest rates has boosted the local share market. US markets reacted positively to the Fed Reserve's monetary policy announcement, with the S&P 500 index hitting a new record. "The US central bank has said the weaker than expected US economic ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... to intensify preparatory work related to outright purchases in the ABS market to enhance the functioning of the monetary policy transmission mechanism." The ECB's recent policy action has taken us back to the "bad news is good news and good news is good ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... to intensify preparatory work related to outright purchases in the ABS market to enhance the functioning of the monetary policy transmission mechanism." And here in lies the rub-a-dub-dub, the ECB could be in tub. That promise of QE - that it would be ...

Waiting for the ECB to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... coming back to save the eurozone. The European Central Bank (ECB) could be announcing something (anything) to ease monetary policy when the Governing Council meets two days from now on the June 5th. Inflation's crying for action. Eurostat's preliminary ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... and could be a game changer for the eurozone. The general consensus is that the ECB would announce some form of monetary policy easing after its meeting. It better not disappoint. Last night's action on Wall Street shows what happens when markets get ...

So bad it's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... to expect anything else but a spring back in spring. (There's also Aunt Janet ready to pounce if it doesn't - "monetary policy is not on a pre-set course"). More so, because more up-to-date US economic stats point to a turnaround after the severe weather ...

Survey reveals investors greatest fear in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... believe the likelihood of a hard landing occurring in the next two years is 50% or more. Market implications of monetary policy and the level of economic activity continued to rank high on investors' list of issues to watch for the global markets over ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... against the US dollar on comments by ECB chief Mario Draghi interpreted by the market to mean the bank may ease monetary policy further next month as it seeks to avoid a dangerous fall in prices. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell, retreating from ...

Help is on its way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... This may then cause households and firms to defer expenditure in a classic deflationary cycle - especially when monetary policy is at the effective lower bound and so cannot steer the nominal rate down to compensate." One needs only look at Japan's history ...

Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... Bank of England despite obvious indications of strengthening momentum in the UK economy. So is the Bank of Japan. Monetary policy might be on hold there for now but make no mistake, it could and would goose up the printing presses "if necessary". Speaking ...

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