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Assets mispriced by monetary policy: Nikko

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... Al Clark argued markets are adjusted for deflation even as interest rates appear to have "bottomed out." He said that monetary policy has exhausted its usefulness as a "blunt instrument" and economies will now turn to fiscal policy to stimulate growth. ...

Asset manager profits under pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... 2015 was the first year since the mid-80s that world trade grew more slowly than the global economy. Second, the era of monetary policy instruments being the "policy tool of choice" has come to a close with central banks having diminishing impact on ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... day after another last week but did many give a hoot? Sure, it was hardly news because all three kept their respective monetary policies unchanged as markets expected. But has anybody noticed that dissections and parsing of every single word, phrase ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Three major world central banks met this week - all three kept monetary policy unchanged, all three expect better growth ahead. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) was first off the bat. The Japanese central bank decided to keep policy settings as they are at the ...

Sunrise sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
Markets don't expect the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to alter monetary policy settings after it concludes its 30-31 January meeting. Just as well for indications remain ambivalent. Sunrise. Manufacturing activity expansion accelerates. The Nikkei Japan flash ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
To make the most of 2017, institutional investors will need to be across market fragmentation, the shift from monetary to fiscal stimulus, capital abundance and long-term structural change. Global consultant Mercer says these themes all present risks ...

Activity and inflation going Yellen's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... with Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. Talking about "The Goals of Monetary Policy and How We Pursue Them", Yellen all but confirmed continued increases in the fed funds rate. "What I can tell you ...

Fund administrator opens in Cayman Islands

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... administrator opened an office in the Cayman Islands this week after receiving licence approval from the territory's monetary authority. MainstreamBPO said its board sees operations in the Cayman Islands as key to its global ambitions, including the ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... Europe, Craig predicts austerity will become "a phrase for the history books" as Eurozone governments elect for fiscal over monetary policy. However, Craig encourages investors to keep their eye on the political situation as the populations of Germany ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... This is the highest reading since September last year and an improvement from the previous month's 26 reading. Japan monetary policy decision As was widely expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged minus 0.1% at its ...