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Asian Markets Rally

Shayne Heffernan Ph.D.
Last updated: March 18, 2021 1:37 am
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Equities rallied in Asia on Thursday after the Federal Reserve ramped up its outlook for the US economy but reiterated its pledge to maintain its ultra-loose market-friendly monetary policies for as long as needed.

With growth already expected to burst higher this year, huge stimulus spending kicking in and vaccines being rolled out, investors have in recent weeks grown worried about a surge in inflation that could force the central bank to reconsider its dovish stance.

But the Fed’s decision after its latest board meeting was music to the ears of traders.

Policymakers forecast the world’s top economy to expand 6.5 percent this year, two percentage points above its earlier projection, thanks to trillions of dollars in government spending and the expected easing of lockdown measures that will allow people to get back to their daily lives.

And, crucially, they continued to pledge that the record low interest rates that have been a key pillar of the year-long markets rally will not be touched for the foreseeable future.

Bank boss Jerome Powell told a news conference that while the recovery had been faster than expected, “the economy is a long way from our employment and inflation goals, and it is likely to take some time for substantial further progress to be achieved”.

The Fed “will continue to provide the economy the support it needs for as long as it takes”, he said.

And while some board members were edging towards a rate hike by 2023, investors were cheered by projections that borrowing costs will likely stay where they are until possibly 2024, even if inflation surges.

– ‘Up, up and away’ –

“The overarching message from the Summary of Economic Projections and Chair Powell’s press conference was of greater optimism on the outlook but a central bank that is not in a hurry to raise rates,” said Axi strategist Stephen Innes.

And Tai Hui, at JP Morgan Asset Management, said the Fed justified its decision to maintain its policy position by saying the impact of Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion will be felt this year and the economy would revert to normal from 2022.

“It remains to be seen if this will be enough to convince investors with more hawkish inflation expectations, who may be fretting about a sustained rise in consumer prices,” he added.

“The market reaction suggests investors are satisfied with the Fed’s explanations for now. Inflation is expected to rise in the coming months, and the Fed may need to provide more handholding to the market during this price spike.”

Wall Street rallied on the news, with the Dow ending above 33,000 for the first time, while the S & P 500 also chalked up a record.

Asian trading floors were also upbeat. Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Manila all put on more than one percent, while Shanghai, Taipei and Jakarta also rose.

“It looks like up, up and away from here” for equities, Mahjabeen Zaman, a senior investment specialist at Citigroup Australia, told Bloomberg TV.

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Shayne Heffernan Ph.D. Economist at Knightsbridge holds a Ph.D. in Economics and brings with him over 40 years of trading experience in Asia and hands on experience in Venture Capital, he has been involved in several start ups that have seen market capitalization over $500m and 1 that reach a peak market cap of $15b. He has managed and overseen start ups in Crypto, Mining, Shipping, Technology and Financial Services.
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