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The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... reaction back on 22 May when yields started rising above 2.0%. It's all for the best. It's all for normalisation of monetary policy. A steepening yield curve signals economic growth, does it not? But it isn't only Uncle Sam that has an exclusive on good ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... slowdown in China but only a few believed, paid attention or really cared, Japan only just unveiled a mammoth monetary policy stimulus and there was peace and tranquillity in the Eurozone. And oh, as far as the domestic economy is concerned...it coincided ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... accommodating," he said, answering questions after a speech. "I think you can only conclude that highly accommodative monetary policy for the foreseeable future is what's needed in the US economy." IG Markets strategist Stan Shamu said the comments pushed ...

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... ECB President Super Mario's repetition of his commitment to lower for longer interest rates. "The exit from our monetary policy stance being accommodative is distant." Perhaps not so for the Fed. Not with the latest consumer credit data showing Americans ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... employment figures, due out this week, and, later on Monday, European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi's speech on monetary policy in the troubled eurozone. The big miners were all weaker on Monday morning, with BHP Billiton down 42 cents to $31.18 and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... 3,403.25. The muddled close followed a three-day rally as worries eased that the Federal Reserve could move to tighten monetary policy sooner than had been expected. LONDON - European stock markets fell, as traders banked profits from the week's strong ...

Oh how welcome thy voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... to have been quieted by soothing words from central bankers. We've already read about the calming statements on monetary policy from Fed presidents Dudley (NY), Kocherlakota (Minneapolis) and Fischer (Dallas). See http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/33240890 ...

China's rebalancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... Annual General Meeting in Basel, Switzerland that "financial stability is a necessary prerequisite for an effective monetary policy". Minneapolis Fed head honcho Naranaya Kocherlakota released a statement arguing that the Fed "should continue to buy ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... Q&A, Big Benny might have used different words but the message hasn't changed and this is that the outlook for monetary policy depends on the outlook for the economy - mainly employment and inflation. And oh, he added the housing market this time. But ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... pulled back in careful trade, with traders on tenterhooks before the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy gathering. "No one on the market is considering a bold position before the Fed statement," said Renaud Murail of Barclays ...