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As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kaskari asks: "...if you don't have any inflation why raise rates?" And then there are Chicago Fed president Charles Evans and Fed board member Lael Brainard, arguing that current low inflation could cause inflation expectations ...

Professional investment association rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... Construction Forum and University of Technology Sydney, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Yale School of Management. The final step requires passing a rigorous examination and undertaking ...

Property investment manager broadens regional presence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... and Asia-Pacific institutions, pension plans, foundations and corporations and individual investors. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm has additional offices in Los Angeles, London, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, Munich, Warsaw, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, and ...

Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
As the band 'Chicago' would sing, it would be "baby, what a big surprise, right before my very eyes" if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shifts - up or down - monetary policy settings when it meets today. No rate cut is in the cards this afternoon ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... House Financial Services Committee (15 Feb) and which she re-emphasised in her speech before "The Executives' Club of Chicago" on the 3rd of March. "...we realize that waiting too long to scale back some of our support could potentially require us to ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... Fed, and the BOE met in late January/early Feb. Few also gave a hoo-ha on Fedspeak - St. Louis Fed president Bullard and Chicago Fed president Evans both spoke about the economy and monetary policy (at different venues) last week as did Fed VP Stanley ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... the 20th consecutive month of year-on-year contraction. Our thoughts and prayers to the people of Japan. Stay safe. US Chicago Fed national activity index Though still in the negative, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index continues to improve. The ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... indicators, such as leading indicators of labor markets, suggesting some risks to growth persist." The decline in the Chicago Fed national activity index - which gauges overall economic activity and related inflationary pressure --corroborates this risk ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... The NT had the highest sex ratio of 112.3 (more males) while Victoria the lowest at 97.8 by the end of fiscal year 2015. Chicago Fed National Activity Index The Fed would be justified in lifting interest rates in September if it bases its decision solely ...

Northern Trust expands Australian office

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... expertise. Kia Oboudiyat, senior sales representative for foreign exchange, was most recently based in Northern Trust's Chicago headquarters where he was responsible for client delivery solutions within the North America investment operations outsourcing ...