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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... decreased by 4.8%. Bank Negara Malaysia kept interest rates unchanged at 3.0% following its 7 September meeting. The central bank cut interest rates by 25 bps in July this year.

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
The Future Fund has celebrated its tenth anniversary by passing a significant funds under management milestone after achieving ahead of target performance numbers. At 30 June the flagship Future Fund reached $122.8 billion in funds under management ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... Negara Malaysia lowered its 2016 inflation forecasts to 2%-3% from its earlier projection of 2.5%-3.5%. The Malaysian central bank cut its overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 bps to 3.0% on 13 July.

Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Yes, no, maybe, I don't know. Sit down, buckle up and hang on Virginia for we're heading into the 'Hole' - Jackson Hole, that is. There'll be to-ing and fro-ing aplenty leading up to Janet's homily at 'The Hole' this coming Thursday and Friday and perhaps ...

Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
The fear of negative interest rates keeping retail investors out of bond markets isn't just overlooking the defensive role of the asset class within portfolios, it's also leaving a surprisingly healthy return on the table. That's an argument put forward ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... beating market expectations for a minus 6.3 print. The Bank of England's (BOE) policy easing in August and the European Central Bank's (ECB) promise to act if necessary helped improve confidence.

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... game in town because "the returns in cash and bonds are pretty dismal". Let me add moral hazard to this. Years of central bank salvation from nasty corrections have conditioned investors to expect a rescue should prices drop.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... disbursement of pay, pension and arrears following the implementation of the 7th CPC's award". However, the Indian central bank remains worried about inflation. "...the recent sharper-than-anticipated increase in food prices has pushed up the projected ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... even before the opening ceremony of "Rio 2016" on the 3rd of August. Perhaps it was much too early but the European Central Bank (ECB) opted not to start running when at its governing council meeting on 21 July, it left monetary policy unchanged - refinancing ...

ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... decisions in this way." MA1/4nchenberg denied there being any reason why banks would set their interest rate pricing to central bank policy, saying that "we are confident banks can explain why the interest rates they set for borrowers are determined ...