The Fed is more likely to normalise monetary policy instead of aggressively cutting rates, says AXA Investment Manager’s Asia CIO Ecaterina Bigos.
Tag: Interest Rate
Markets flat after India’s steep rate cut
India’s recent interest rate cut to a five-year low was a response to cooling inflation, analysts said.
US Fed: Fewer rate hikes and “bond buying”?
“If you buy investment grade debt, it looks like the Fed will be in your corner,” said David Buckle, head of quantitative research at Fidelity.
Report: Emerging markets elevated to high risk
Growing concerns in China and other emerging markets could lead to “a prolonged deceleration” and have a “severe knock-on effect across the EU and the US”, according to the most recent report on risk by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Positive sentiment on Chinese banks ignores govt stranglehold
When the People’s Bank of China imposed a 1% reduction on the required reserve ratio – the amount of cash reserves a bank must hold – on 20 April, bringing the rate down to 18.5%, it triggered a wave of positive sentiment. However, Rothman, investment strategist at Matthews Asia, believes that the hopes of increased […]
India interest rates on hold Alliance Bernstein
India’s central bank is likely to keep interest rates on hold after it cut rates two times since January, according to Alliance Bernstein.
Citibank sees spike in discretionary business
In Asia, the bank had a dramatic flow into fixed income mandates in the second half due to client uncertainties in regards to the looming US rate hike.
