European Central Bank

ECB Preview: Cut in June, Debate on July, Move in September  - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Markets

ECB Preview: Cut in June, Debate on July, Move in September

European Central Bank has indicated a rate cut this month

Global Economy

ECB holds interest rates and points to first cut in June

President Christine Lagarde again signalled the prospect of a move in two months’ time.
The case for digital currencies and CBDCs - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Banking & finance

The case for digital currencies and CBDCs

CBDCs have been piloted by 80% of global central banks. The PBOC has piloted E-CNY in Shenzhen, Shanghai and other cities.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management: Investment themes 2020

Low growth, low inflation and low return a trigger to rethink fixed income investments

(Jan 31): There was a period of time during the late summer when a reality seemed to dawn on many of our European clients — that the world of negative rates was not just a fleeting blip. It now appears likely that we could remain in a negative yielding

Global Economy

Bond traders watch central-bank decisions to confirm 2018 rout

NEW YORK (Jan 22): The world’s biggest bond market probably needs a little push from central banks to prop up yields at the highest in more than three years.

2018 look ahead by UBS

Take advantage of monetary tightening and higher volatility in 2018

SINGAPORE (Dec 5): Central banks will be tightening monetary policies in 2018, but this is no cause for alarm, as higher rates could usher in opportunities, according to financial firm UBS in its The Year Ahead 2018.

Investing strategies

Do rising interest rates reduce returns on income investment?

(Oct 9): Our research, which looks at episodes of rising rates since 1970, suggests income-producing assets do not perform as investors might expect.
From Bloomberg

Global trade rebounds despite Trump's protectionist threats

(July 6): Donald Trump’s election as US president sparked warnings of damaging trade wars and an end to globalisation as we know it.

Markets start to ponder the US$13 trillion gorilla in the room

(April 19): After heading into the uncharted territory of quantitative easing, the world’s central banks are starting to plan their course through the uncharted waters of quantitative tightening.

Brexit

4 bumps the UK will have to face now that May has triggered Article 50

SINGAPORE (March 29): Even with the official commencement of the Brexit process – as finalised by Prime Minister Theresa May’s signature on the letter to trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty today – Bank of Singapore’s (BoS) chief econom
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