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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... contract was up 36 points at 5,239. Dr Yellen late Tuesday (AEDT) told Congress she had no plans to change the monetary policy set under her predecessor Ben Bernanke. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases December ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... and unemployment data. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia issues its Statement on Monetary Policy. And, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association releases its performance of construction index (PCI) for January. ...

Watch central banks closely, warns Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... managing director Paul O'Halloran finished: "As investors enter 2014, improving global growth combined with shifting monetary policy are creating a nuanced environment, with obstacles but also opportunities."

Developed economies to outshine emerging world in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum in January -- and colleague Robin Anderson said that while loose monetary policy in the US had seen capital flow into emerging markets in the wake of the GFC, the current is likely to reverse when the Federal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... stocks took a breather from the bull market of 2013, pushing lower amid profit-taking and speculation of tighter monetary policy. At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 77.64 (0.48 per cent) to 16,008.77. The broad-based ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... points on Wednesday, as investors also digested news that Bank of England policy makers were united in maintaining monetary policy earlier this month. The CAC 40 in Paris slid 0.09 per cent to 4,268.37 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 bucked the trend ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... the week when major central banks dominate. We'll be given an intimate look at the debates and discussions on monetary policy at the US Federal Reserve (Fed), the Bank of England (BOE) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) when these central banks ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... "for some time". But just in case, that's not clear enough: "For these reasons, the Federal Reserve is using its monetary policy tools to promote a more robust recovery. A strong recovery will ultimately enable the Fed to reduce its monetary accommodation ...

Move the goalpost Mark

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... mind that since becoming governor of the BOE, and apart from introducing forward guidance, Mark Carney has kept monetary policy settings left by the former governor exactly as he found them - the Bank Rate at 0.5% and the asset purchase program ceiling ...

Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... proven the basis for a successful strategy. A world of high unemployment and enormous unused capacity suggests monetary policy must continue to be accommodative for an extended period of time," Leech said. Western Asset, which is a subsidiary of Baltimore-based ...