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Chief economist update: Fear and loathing on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... 29. US President Donald Trump continues to blame the Fed: "Every time we do something great, he [Powell] raises interest rates... I'm just saying this, I'm very unhappy with the Fed because Obama had zero interest rates." Well, duh! The US economy ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... tempering economic growth and therefore sales and profits, higher bond yields reduce equity market valuation. Higher US interest rates, as we're seeing now, also raises the value of the US dollar, putting pressure on emerging markets particularly ...

Chief economist update: It wasn't me, it's the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... Fed as the slide on Wall Street continued overnight. "It's a correction that I think is caused by the Fed and interest rates. The dollar is very strong, very powerful, and it causes difficulty doing business." The Fed "is far too stringent... they're ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street has fallen, prepare to be greedy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... with accompanying rationales at that. Wall Street plunges as investors seek safety - Sky News Sudden jump in US interest rates prompts Wall Street stock plunge - Aljazeera.com Wall Street plunges on rising rates - The Australian Wall Street sinks on ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... literacy and investment "does not allow for growth in retirement savings in real terms." "Despite 10 years of low interest rates and a few years of negative interest rates because of quantitative easing in Europe, households still keep holding cash and ...

Chief economist update: An Indian surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... central bank surprises were things of the past, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) brought them back. The RBI kept interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 6.5%, reverse repo rate at 6.25% - at the conclusion of its October 5 board meeting, following a 25 ...

Chief economist update: Keep one eye open on the housing market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... happen - and because of housing's large multiplier effect on the general economy - the RBA might need to take interest rates the opposite way of its (and consensus) expectation that the next move would be up (whenever that may be).

Three down one to go, then another three in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... encouraged by the removal of the phrase, "The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative..." which implied US interest rates have hit their neutral levels - i.e. the level at which interest rates don't boost or hinder economic growth. Another ...

Make sure you have cash: Geoff Wilson

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... yesterday, Before the GFC, Wilson's funds had about 35% in cash. "We are a little nervous," Wilson said. "US interest rates are backing up a little bit and it's the longest bull market in the US." "We can only give general advice, I am sure there's ...

Family office invests in absolute return fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... less. The fund says the collateralised nature of its debt makes the fund unlikely to be affected by equities or interest rates markets. In an announcement made on Friday, Singapore family office BMFA Group has committed to invest $34 million in this ...