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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... economy," she said. "Investors may have been encouraged that the Federal Reserve will hold off from tapering off its asset purchases (quantitative easing) for longer." Ms Chan said the continuation of quantitative easing helped support US Treasuries ...

Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... to slow the pace down, gradually ease our way out of this if we possibly can" because "I've never felt that our asset purchases have been that effective in addressing what's the biggest problem we face in this country, which is the employment market ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... meeting under new governor Haruhiko Kuroda, the BoJ said it would double the money supply and aggressively increase asset purchases, while vowing no let-up in the battle against falling prices. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell on Monday, nudging ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... But short of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and its virgin governor Haruhiko Kuroda announcing unlimited and expanded asset purchases - or promising to do it sooner than 2014 - better go short. The financial headlines say so. "Global shares, oil fall sharply ...

Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... "The minutes said "many participants" expressed concern about "potential costs and risks arising from further asset purchases." Several discussed "possible complications" that additional purchases could have as the Fed begins to exit the policy, a few ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... Plosser who commented yesterday that, "We are unlikely to see much benefit to growth or to employment from further asset purchases" and threatens the Fed's credibility. Yup, Charlie was talking down the latest QE. And that region is Catalonia - Spain's ...

Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... expounded on this: "How effective are balance sheet policies? After nearly four years of experience with large-scale asset purchases, a substantial body of empirical work on their effects has emerged. Generally, this research finds that the Federal Reserve's ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... substantially, the Committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability. ...

So where's the QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... considered alongside its potential costs". Benefit: Possibility of better economic outcomes. Costs: LSAPs (large scale asset purchases) "could impair the functioning of securities markets." "... substantial further expansions of the balance sheet could ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... However, the BOJ did show its commitment to growth and battling deflation by announcing that it would expand its asset purchases by 10 trillion to 40 trillion and adjusting the terms of purchase to allow it to buy more longer-dated government debt. This ...