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2013 a turning point for world economy: Clime

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... 12 to 18 months as gas production comes on line. In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made a more aggressive monetary policy a priority, trying to revive the world's third largest economy from its double decade economic woes. Turning to Australia ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... attractive for the foreseeable future: global risk aversion, a lack of other safe haven assets and ongoing loose monetary policy in major developed markets. "The flow of money into the bond market is not being fuelled by greed, as is the case in a classic ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... rates were crashdived to near to zero wasn't just about inflation control at the time but building an arsenal of monetary policy firepower. And it's worked because now when the RBA needs to lower rates to stimulate the economy, it can because even though ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... mean the next upswing will be more sustainable," he said. "The Federal Reserve has committed to maintaining loose monetary policy long into the upturn, even if this causes inflation to overshoot their target." At a broader level, the asset allocation ...

Rebalancing growth smoothly Australia's key challenge: Bloxham

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... is interest-rate sensitive than the share driven by trends in commodity prices. He expects Australia's robust monetary policy to assist the smooth transition from commodity price-driven growth back to credit-driven growth. He also expects the RBA's cash ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... the 2012/13 budget shows a small deficit instead of a small surplus. It'll be good for the economy and good for monetary policy - the RBA wouldn't have to lower interest rates to zero (where a new set of problems sets in). But it certainly wouldn't be ...

More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... competition for core acquisitions and core lending. It's understood one of the goals of the Fed's ultra-accommodative monetary policy is asset reflation, but the report highlights the risk that it could get too far ahead of underlying fundamentals. "Investors ...

Double-digit Asian equity returns in 2013: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... the fact that China appears to have successfully negotiated a soft-landing, opening the door to a loosening of monetary policy and an uptick in industrial production. Uncertainty surrounding the Chinese economy, the eurozone crisis and the US debt mountain ...

Final hour fiscal cliff verdict will be reached: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... deal is reached, confidence will slowly rekindle over time. UBS predicts that the Fed is likely to further loosen monetary policy to promote domestic demand but ultimately GDP will grow a disappointing 1.75% in 2013. Moretti predicts that, "The overall ...

BTIM launches emerging market strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... deciding on our country allocations, we examine a number of elements: analysis of a country's economic growth, monetary policy, market liquidity, currency, governance/politics and equity market valuation. Stock selection focuses on buying quality growth ...