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Who can dig a deeper hole?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
Borrowers rejoice! Imagine how good it would be to have banks and other lending institutions pay you, I and Irene to take their money for whatever purpose we want to use them for - a facelift, a tummy tuck, education, holidays, a new car, another mortgage ...

RBA Gov on Fed lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... whatever happens on Thursday. So the discussion will be the pace or the frequency of future moves".... and like you, I and Irene: "...we have to wait to see what the Fed says". To which if I may add, how the markets react to what the Fed says. Still ...

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... counter-measures. To be sure, the SNB's intervention - if, indeed it is intervening - should come as no surprise to you, I and Irene. We've been warned... way back in January, "If necessary, it will therefore remain active in the foreign exchange market ...

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... performance over the past week shows there is now widespread acceptance - sweet surrender? - for a fed lift before you, I and Irene are done putting up our Christmas trees and hanging up our stockings. The rationale d' etre being the path of further ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... anything we already did not know, last night's release of the Fed's 27-28 October FOMC meeting minutes reminded you, I and Irene that December is still live. Although the statements were rather qualified, you can't miss "December" in the minutes if you ...

Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... to do - ease lending conditions. So 'twas baby what a big surprise when ECB pres Mario Draghi hinted at giving you, I and Irene more than the "two front teeth" we want for Christmas. "The degree of monetary-policy accommodation will need to be reviewed ...

Fed will lift later this year if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... well, inflation dynamics and monetary policy (which I found refreshing), Madam Janet repeated the reiterations you, I and Irene have been hearing many, many times before. It's a very long speech (5,531 words of it) but the "Conclusion" just about tells ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... inflation in the near term" and Janet's clarification, "We focused particularly on China and emerging markets". You, I and Irene have seen the data alright and they paint a picture of a US economy that's growing above trend with a strong labour market ...

A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... see something we haven't seen in 14 years - an Australian recession. Then again, there's hope young lady, one you, I and Irene can be thankful for, and that is the Australian dollar is falling. Hip, hip... The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has found ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... yuan/US dollar exchange rate that littered the financial presses carefully designed to scare the beejeesus out of you, I and Irene. Note that we're supposed to be weeping and gnashing our teeth at the 11 August line (I update it for the two-fecta and ...