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"Almost by definition, once it stops hiking, it's easing. And does that work against everything the Fed is trying to achieve?"

Market sentiment and uncertainty over Fed policy is set to improve next year, which could give an big boost to stocks, Jim Paulsen said.

Takatoshi Ito explains why Japan’s currency is likely to continue depreciating for the foreseeable future.

Bank of Japan's Board member Seiji Adachi stated on Wednesday that it is still too soon for the central bank to exit its ultra-loose monetary policy. Adachi warned about the risks to Japan's e...

SHANGHAI: China's central bank partially rolled over maturing medium-term policy loans while maintaining the interest rate as expected on Thursday, as hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve tightening limited room to manoeuvre monetary policy to support the economy.

Another round of quantitative easing will not enhance the economy, but will depress it in the future.

The macroeconomic picture looks "pretty stable," and as investors gauge the risk of a recession, "It's seeming like it's likely to be mild," he said.

Another interest rate cut could further weaken the renminbi while global inflation risks are rising and higher import costs threaten domestic price stability. By contrast, rolling out more fiscal stimulus is a viable option as there is precedent of a higher budget deficit, and investor demand for Chinese debt remains firm.

Leading state-controlled banks are likely to report earnings growth of between 8 and 15 per cent for 2021, according to analysts’ estimates.

While stocks responded strongly to assurances by Beijing, the pledges are still vague and need to be backed up by concrete measures. There are still no clear signs that regulators are lifting restrictions on developers’ access to cash from pre-sold homes, a key source of liquidity.