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Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... can do what she intended to do since the start of 2016. In her testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress on 17 November, Madam Yellen declared: "Were the FOMC to delay increases in the federal funds rate for too long, it could ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... needed 270 electoral votes for the win. As of last count, Trump did nine better and has control of both chambers of the US Congress to booth. There'll be a lot of soul-searching and recriminations, especially for the Democrats. But that's their business ...

US Senate votes down adviser fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... however, arguing the fiduciary rule would level the playing field between investment institutions and consumers. With the US Congress set to rise in July so the parties can attend their presidential nomination conventions, political commentators believe ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... lift-off. But in case there's still any doubt, allow me to replay what US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee only less than a forthnight ago: "... I anticipate continued economic growth at a moderate pace ...

US Fed cleared for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... lift-off rising to 80%. But after the strong US jobs numbers and overlayed with US Fed chief Janet Yelland's words to the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee a day prior that... 100K is O-K, lift off is 100% on its way. "To simply provide jobs for ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... Chairman's inclination on interest rate policy when she delivers her semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony before the US Congress later this month. But it's all good whether the Fed lifts rates by mid-year or not. If it doesn't, then liquidity support ...

Push to end US Congressional pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Claims that US politicians are out of touch with ordinary Americans have led a group of conservative Republicans to sponsor a bill to end Congressional pensions and force politicians to save for their own retirement just like everyone else. The legislation ...

Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... have just woken up to now) monetary policy "is not a panacea". Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress on 4 October 2011, then Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared that, "Monetary policy can be a powerful tool, but it is not a ...

Yellen yawn turn to Yellen yikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... - from her rhetoric of days gone by - when she delivers her semi-annual testimony on US monetary policy before the US Congress. And Janet Yellen didn't. We've heard it all: "Although the economy continues to improve, the recovery is not yet complete." ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... recent increases in employment, housing demand and confidence. "(Fed Reserve chair) Janet Yellen's testimony before the US Congress this week will be of particular interest because the market is beginning to focus on the fact that inflation is nudging ...