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2015: a lift year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... Only Mr. Murphy - "anything can go wrong, will go wrong" - can stop it now. This, as much, was what Fed chair Janet L. Yellen told you, I and Irene at the "The New Normal Monetary Policy" research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San ...

Another cut's in the mail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... the Fed did, indeed, remove the word "patient", the dovish tone in its monetary policy statement - as well as in Madame Yellen's press conference - sparked a rebound in the All Ords, sending it to a new 2015 closing high of 5,936.3 points at the end ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... The deletion of which is the Fed's way of saying, "Houston, we have ignition...prepare for lift-off". Perhaps it's Madame Yellen's soothing words, "Just because we're not using the word 'patient' doesn't mean we're going to be impatient". Perhaps it's ...

Patience, my dear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... again. We go guessing the "will she, won't she" of Janet's patience again - that is, would US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen drop the word "patient" this month... or would she not. Many expected "patient" dropped when the FOMC met for the first ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... the close of trading last week. 'Tis so because the RBA must counter the Fed's counter move delivered on 23-24 Feb when Yellen told the Senate and then Congress that she'll remain "patient" for a little while longer. You think Janet's being magnanimous? ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... tighten any time soon and equities can continue to climb in the wake of this," he added. US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen also hinted in testimony to US lawmakers this week the central bank was in no hurry to raise interest rates. HONG KONG - Asian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... $US1.1360 from $US1.1342 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed after US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen dampened speculation of a rate hike before summer, and as eurozone finance ministers backed Greek reforms critical to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... despite fresh records on Wall Street on the back of positive congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen about interest rates. CommSec chief economist Craig James says there were impressive international lead-ins for the local bourse. ...

Say when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... taper back in October last year. There was plenty of information in the transcript of US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen's 1,926 word testimony. So very, very much, that anybody and everybody could pick and choose what they think Janet's saying ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... per cent, at 5,890 points. NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 have bolted to fresh records after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen pledged a cautious approach to raising interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday rose 92.35 points (0.51 ...