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Easy CBs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... day's drop on Wall Street was all about. There was nothing new in the Fed minutes that were released overnight. Monetary policy will remain easy because the FOMC does not "face a trade-off between its employment and inflation objectives..." - low inflation ...

Growth and consequence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... rather than later. We'll get a glimpse into the BOJ's thinking this Wednesday when its Board meets to discuss monetary policy. The same does not apply for the ECB. We know what's on its mind. Expect action in June. President Draghi told us so earlier ...

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... "reflects the country's strong external liquidity and international investment position, combined with an effective monetary policy framework relative to the country's income level; the Philippines has sustained low inflation and interest rate." This ...

BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... Anything you guys can do, I can do better... If the Fed, BOJ, ECB and PBOC could do it - forward guiding markets that monetary policy would remain easy (easier next month in the case of the ECB) - why couldn't the BOE? Yes it could! By most indications ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... pushed the ECB to declare that it could be going to war next month by promising it would do something to ease monetary policy - conventional or otherwise. The good news is that these indicate that central bank policies would remain accommodative for ...

Action! in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi appears to have dragged out his promised action on monetary policy long enough. While the ECB announced no changes in monetary policy after its Governing Council meeting last night - the benchmark rate at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... one point at 5,460. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its latest statement on monetary policy. RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion at a Women in Banking ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... higher following Wall Street's gains on mixed economic data and corporate earnings as a two-day US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting got underway. At 0805 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was was up 19 points at 5,496. ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... 'Abenomics' and widespread expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would eventually announce further expansion of monetary policy, Japan's stock market continues to trend lower. The Nikkei-225 index has sunk by 11.4% so far this year plagued by the ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... inputted in the National Accounts? It is an addition to GDP. Overlayed in all these good news are the central banks' monetary policy actions, "forward guidance" and what have you's. The Fed and the BOE have already altered their thresholds so they have ...