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Bonds and credit, Economy and Trade, Stocks Tuesday, 17 September 2019 21:47:29

Fund managers’ recession fears grow, BofA-ML September survey finds

Fund managers’ recession expectations have hit levels last seen during the Global Financial Crisis, according to the BofA-ML September survey Tuesday.

Bonds and credit, Economy and Trade, Stocks Tuesday, 13 August 2019 18:34:00

BofA-ML survey: Fund managers grow more jittery in August, turning to protection

Global fund managers are still nervous in August, pulling away from equities and turning to “insurance,” the BofA-ML fund manager survey said Tuesday.

Bonds and credit, Economy and Trade, Stocks Wednesday, 17 July 2019 01:34:21

BofA-ML survey: Fund managers step back from bearish brink, but jitters persist

Global fund managers were a tad less pessimistic, but they continued to fret over economic risks, the BofA-ML fund manager survey for July found.

POSB, OCBC, UOB and Citibank ATMs in Singapore.

Bonds and credit, Economy and Trade, Stocks Monday, 1 July 2019 11:21:07

DBS: This is who will benefit from new digital banking licences

Small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are likely to benefit from Singapore’s move to allow digital banks into the market, DBS said in a note Monday.

OCBC, Citibank, DBS and UOB ATMs at Tang Plaza at Orchard Road in Singapore.

Economy and Trade, Stocks Friday, 28 June 2019 22:42:39

Singapore central bank to issue up to five new digital bank licences

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said Friday it would issue up to five new digital bank licences, opening the banking sector to non-bank players.

Sculpture by Jimmie Durham, titled ‘Still Life with Spirit and Xitle,’ made of car, volcanic stone and acrylic paint at the Hirshorn museum in Washington, DC. Photo taken July 2018.

Bonds and credit, Economy and Trade, Stocks Tuesday, 18 June 2019 22:03:56

Fund managers turn most bearish since financial crisis, June BofA-ML survey finds

Global fund managers are at their most pessimistic since the Global Financial Crisis amid trade war concerns, the BofA-ML survey for June found.

Commodities, Currencies, Economy and Trade, Stocks Tuesday, 14 May 2019 22:47:01

BofA-ML: Fund managers well-hedged amid trade war fears

More than a third of fund managers have taken out hedges to protect against a sharp market fall over the next three months, the May BofA-ML fund manager survey found.

Bonds and credit, Economy and Trade, Stocks Wednesday, 17 April 2019 17:44:44

BofA-ML April survey: Fund managers add equity allocations as economic view turns less bearish

Global fund managers turned slightly less bearish in their economic outlook, spurring additions to their equity allocations, BofA-ML’s April survey found.

Currencies, Economy and Trade Friday, 12 April 2019 08:47:41

Singapore central bank keeps policy unchanged amid a lower inflation forecast

The Monetary Authority of Singapore, kept policy unchanged Friday and lowered its inflation forecast, pointing to slowing economic growth in the city-state.

Retail gold jewelery counter in Singapore’s Little India neighborhood; taken October 2018.

Commodities, Currencies, Economy and Trade Tuesday, 2 April 2019 13:54:10

DBS: Time to add more gold to portfolios

Markets may have recovered from their fourth quarter ructions, but DBS is advising adding more gold to portfolios to stave off the effects of continued volatility.

Eric Rosengren, president and CEO of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, (left) at the 2019 Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong on 26 March.

Bonds and credit, Currencies, Economy and Trade Tuesday, 26 March 2019 10:32:34

Fed’s Rosengren: Inverted yield curve is different this time

The yield curve inversion in the U.S. may have set off a fresh round of market jitters, but Eric Rosengren, president of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said on Tuesday that it’s no longer a reliable recession signal.

Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago speaking at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong on 25 March 2019.

Bonds and credit, Economy and Trade Tuesday, 26 March 2019 09:43:18

UPDATE: Evans and Yellen agree, inverted yield curve is a damp squib

The inversion of the U.S. yield curve may have convinced many market participants that the sky is falling, or at least, a recession is looming, but at least two central bankers are unimpressed.

Former Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen (right) at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong on 25 March 2019.

Bonds and credit, Currencies, Economy and Trade Monday, 25 March 2019 20:26:06

Yellen: This is the root cause of disruptions facing central bankers

The disruptions and uncertainty central bankers have been dealing with over the past few years have one root cause, said Yellen on Monday.

Bonds and credit, Currencies, Economy and Trade Monday, 25 March 2019 20:07:57

Yellen: Central bankers don’t have enough bullets in their policy guns

Former Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said on Monday that global central banks don’t have enough bullets in their policy guns to deal with a crisis.

Currencies Tuesday, 12 March 2019 09:57:51

Insider Stories: Bank Indonesia will maintain rupiah stability via regular auctions

Bank Indonesia will move quickly to keep the rupiah stable, said Nanang Hendarsah, an executive director at the central bank, Insider Stories reported.