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LMCI's portrait of labour market conditions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... Committee anticipates... the Committee will at some point begin considering an increase in the target range for the federal funds rate on a meeting-by-meeting basis... on the basis of incoming data". But is the US labour market really that strong to ...

Say when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... don't know. "...the Committee will at some point begin considering an increase in the target range for the federal funds rate on a meeting-by-meeting basis", "on the basis of incoming data". This, to me, is Janet's main message in her testimony before ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... risks associated with the timing of the beginning of policy normalization had inclined them toward keeping the federal funds rate at its effective lower bound for a longer time". Should the BOJ increase stimulus again in the coming months, it wouldn't ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... in black and white - "In determining how long to maintain the current 0 to 1/4 percent target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will assess progress--both realized and expected--toward its objectives of maximum employment and 2 percent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... but indicated they could rise more sharply than initially envisaged. The central bank's statement that its federal funds rate would remain low for "some considerable time" fanned a rally on Wall Street, with the Dow ending at a record high. Tokyo surged ...

Instant replay of the song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... continues to anticipate... that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends, especially if projected inflation continues to run below the ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... assessment of these factors, that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends, especially if projected inflation continues to run below the ...

FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... Committee reaffirmed its view "that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after our current asset purchase program ends..." What was said at the Jackson Hole doesn't stay ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... billion starting next month and still thinks it "will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends", No surprises too on the latest US economic scorecard ...

Yellen yawn turn to Yellen yikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... assessment of these factors, in June the Committee reiterated its expectation that the current target range for the federal funds rate likely will be appropriate for a considerable period after the asset purchase program ends... we currently anticipate ...