MAS Maintains Monetary Policy for SGD – Reaction
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) decided to maintain current policy band for SGD. Immediate...
Beige Book Spotlights Housing Market Strength
Stronger housing markets helped boost economic growth at the end of the summer in nearly every regio...
Fed’s Beige Book reflect “modest” growth, step down from “moderate”
The Federal Reserve said today that the U.S. economy was expanding “modestly†last month...
Bank of Korea slash 2012 and 2013 growth forecast
South Korea's central bank sharply cut its economic growth forecasts for this year and next after tr...
Singapore Dollars could face easing measures on 12th Oct
The Monetary Authority of Singapore will probably slow the pace of appreciation in the local dollar ...
Easing policies in Asia anticipated by Fund Managers in Q4
Fund managers have turned bullish on Asian bonds in the fourth quarter, in anticipation that Asian c...
ECB to buy sovereign bonds for two months as part of OMT
The European Central Bank envisions buying large volumes of sovereign bonds for a period of one to t...
Draghi is Ready to Buy Bonds
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the bank is ready to start buying government bonds...
5 things to watch for Fed’s Sept Minutes
Greg Robb from MarketWatch highlighted 5 key areas to look out for during today's FOMC minutes. W...
IMF Stick Might not be as Effective in Europe
The International Monetary Fund has a strong reputation as a lender of last resort. But what happens...
Singapore Central Bank Could Ease Next Week
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, is expected to unveil ...
RBA Cuts Rates to 3.25%: Reaction
RBA cuts its reference rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%, catching majority of traders/analysts off g...
Banks biggest winners after QE3
It will be important that banks pass on lower mortgage rates to end consumers and not simply pocket ...
Japan to Discuss Strong Yen with G7 members
Japan will explain about downside risks to the economy from the rising yen at an upcoming meeting of...
Malaysia Debt to Rise 10 percent this year
The Malaysian government's debt is expected to increase 10.1 percent this year to 502.4 billion ring...
QE 3.5 to come in December?
MarketWatch ran an article citing Fed Watchers believing a QE3 expansion announcement may come in De...
Bank of Spain Warns Economy is Shrinking at a Significant Rate
European stock markets have fallen amid concerns about Spain and as trade unions hold a general stri...
BOJ Board Member Suggests Riskier-Asset Buys
The Bank of Japan could additionally ease monetary policy to boost the country's economy through fur...
Five British Banks Sign the Funding for Lending Program
Five of the UK's six biggest lenders have signed up to the Funding for Lending scheme, designed to s...
RBA: Financial Stability Review September 2012
Reserve Bank of Australia published their September Financial Stability report. A few nuggets to hig...