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WASHINGTON (June 15): Federal Reserve officials forged ahead with an interest-rate increase and additional plans to tighten monetary policy despite growing concerns over weak inflation.

HONG KONG/MUMBAI (June 13): Asia’s central banks are stacking the sandbags. 

SINGAPORE (June 2): Funding issues made headlines late last year and early this year as the fall in oil prices caused global oil majors to slash their exploration and production budgets.

WASHINGTON (May 25): Most Federal Reserve officials judged “it would soon be appropriate” to tighten monetary policy again and backed a plan that would gradually shrink their US$4.5 trillion ($6.2 trillion) balance sheet.

SINGAPORE (March 6): Upcoming macro events are to drive volatility in markets this month, according to DBS Vickers Securities.

WASHINGTON (Feb 2): The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday in its first meeting since President Donald Trump took office, but painted a relatively upbeat picture of the US economy that suggested it was on track to tighten monetary pol

SINGAPORE (Nov 24): RHB is maintaining its “buy” recommendation for DBS Group, and raised its target price from $17.30 to $18.38, as market watchers become increasingly certain that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December.

SINGAPORE (Oct 6): Asean banks are facing slower GDP growth, a weaker operating environment and increasing downside risks – but most should have adequate loss-absorption buffers to support their current ratings, says Fitch Ratings.

SINGAPORE (Oct 6): Emerging markets have fared better than developed ones as central banks stuck to orthodoxy and positioned their economies for growth, says Aberdeen Asset Management.

SINGAPORE (Sept 23): After its two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting over 20-21 Sept, a divided Fed has decided to leave its policy rate unchanged – at least until December.