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Instant replay of the song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... at the Jackson Hole in August: This is what I wrote last 10 September: "Sure, sure. Are we talking about the same Janet Yellen here? The Fed Chair who not so long ago - at Jackson Hole - painstakingly explained why the Fed believes that there's still ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... know, but just so there's no misunderstanding, these words are the words "considerable" and "time" - the words Aunt Janet Yellen had been consistently promising you, I and Irene about the when the fed funds rate would move. It was there last time the ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... "considerable time" has become after they conclude their 16-17 September FOMC meeting. Could it be that Fed Chair Janet Yellen's "...you know, it probably means something on the order of around six months or that type of thing" back in March was not ...

FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... Australian Financial Review (AFR) prints, "The San Francisco Fed is the home base of US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen". Sure, sure. Are we talking about the same Janet Yellen here? The Fed Chair who not so long ago - at Jackson Hole - painstakingly ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... session but fell back to close 0.48 per cent higher. The broad US gains were partly because of Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's commitment on Friday to keeping interest rates low. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the joy ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... Friday, taking it to a new six-year high. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said comments by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen at the weekend were being interpreted as a sign that interest rates there will rise earlier than expected, contributing to ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... cohesion at threat, pressure on the central bank to respond invariably increases." The problem, according to Fed Chair Janet Yellen is: "The assessment of labor market slack is rarely simple and has been especially challenging recently. Estimates of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal of the US jobs market by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and increased tensions over Ukraine at the Jackson Hole summit of central bankers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 38.27 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... may weaken as the session progresses as traders prepare for a closely watched speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at the Jackson Hole Summit. "It's been a positive open but I think we may see some caution as the session progresses just mainly ...

Goldilocks is back in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... and permits to build new single-family domiciles inched up by only 0.9%. Not too hot, not too cold. Just right for Janet Yellen to reiterate her interest rates would remain low for a "considerable period" address at Jackson Hole. Wall Street's renewed ...