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Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... inflation and inflation expectations do not operate in a vacuum. When the Fed met and decided to lift after their 15-16 FOMC meeting, crude oil prices were trading at around the mid-US$30 a barrel mark and Fed Yellen revealed to us (at the time) about ...

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... US monetary policy back to normality let's go back to when it started turning abnormal. September 16, 2008 - Fed FOMC meeting day and the day after Lehman Bros collapsed. Bernanke & Co have already dropped the fed funds rate target from 5.25% in 2007 ...

Pepared for "lift-off" watch out for "ceasing"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... role in the stock market's direction. This is now in the Fed's crosshairs, according to the minutes of the September FOMC meeting: "A staff briefing provided background on the macroeconomic effects of alternative approaches to ceasing reinvestments of ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... we come! Although there weren't 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 lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... months whenever talks of a "sooner-than-later" lift-off is talked about... and this one is coming soon, at its next FOMC meeting on 15-16 December. Deja vu? Yes, Virginia, you've read this one before - http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/51858182 ...

Inflation expectations says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... latest result of the Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) monthly survey shows that 64% of them believe the 15-16 December FOMC meeting will produce a lift-off. What's that joke again... the one about economists accurately predicting 12 of the last three recessions? ...

Janet vindicated

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... Lagarde French journal 'Les Echos' just over a week after the Fed kept the status quo following their 16-17 September FOMC meeting. Perhaps, but Wall Street and the world weren't pleased when Fed Chair Janet Yellen maintained the suspense over the timing ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... verdict on the Fed's disclosure of its non-decision following the much-awaited and much speculated 16-17 September FOMC meeting. The S&P 500 index declined by 1.6%; the Dow by 1.7%; Nasdaq by 1.4%; the Russell 2000 by 1.5%. This is hardly surprising ...

Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... lift-off. There was something for everyone. Those expecting the Fed to pull the lift-off trigger at their 16-17 September FOMC meeting are correct. The unemployment rate dropped from 5.3% in July to 5.1% in August - the lowest level since April 2008 ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... that did it. "From my perspective, at this moment, the decision to begin the normalization process at the September FOMC meeting seems less compelling to me than it was a few weeks ago." With these words, Bill saved the day. And by the by, Bill also ...