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Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... clear that they are putting increased emphasis on financial stability concerns, which is likely to impact the response of monetary policy." To be sure, the price of Australia's major commodity exports appears to be starting to weaken. Iron ore prices ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... before the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee. One that's also mentioned in the February monetary policy statement: "...the actual path of the federal funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming ...

Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Low-flation at the core The European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep monetary policy steady - refinancing rate at 0%, deposit rate at -0.4%, marginal lending facility at 0.25% -- while at the same time confirming that its asset ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... domestic economy. Not only has the RBA left policy unchanged, except for a few minor tweaks in the wording, this month's "Monetary Policy Statement" is identical to that of the February statement. Not that the RBA has any reason to alter policy settings ...

Going good but there are risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... Bank of Australia's (RBA) end-2017 growth forecasts of 2.5%-3.5% and 2.75%-3.75% in 2018 (published in its February 2017 monetary policy statement). The RBA predicted the unemployment rate to be between 5% and 6% this year and the next. The OECD's rationales ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... worsened by a 4.0% increase in imports. The ABS broke down the decline in "goods and services credits' (exports) to: "Non-monetary gold fell $671m (39%) and non-rural goods fell $403m (2%). Rural goods rose $57m (1%) and net exports of goods under merchanting ...

China price rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
If inflation was the man driver of the People's Bank of China's monetary policy, the latest update on consumer prices would not have a significant sway on interest rate direction - up or down. China's consumer price inflation accelerated to 2.5% in ...

APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... placed to respond to policy changes in an orderly manner." Byres' remarks coincide with the release of the International Monetary Funds' annual review of the Australian financial system, which noted Australia's robust economy despite commodity price ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... do next continue to dominate the headlines and Twitter-verse. So much so that only few gave a hoo-ha to central bank monetary policy announcements - the BOJ, the Fed, and the BOE met in late January/early Feb. Few also gave a hoo-ha on Fedspeak - St. ...

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) joined its counterparts in Japan, the US, the UK and Australia in keeping current monetary policy settings steady while at the same time offering a positive assessment and outlook for the months ahead. The RBNZ left ...