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QE infinity anybody?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... unlikely to view a decline in unemployment to 6.5 percent as a sufficient reason to raise its target for the federal funds rate." Yup, it's the unemployment rate dropping to 6.5% but provided that this fall is not due to declines in the participation ...

September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... tightening monetary policy.A The Fed statements in June and July were explicit on this: The Committee expects the federal funds rate at 0 to 0.25% "will be appropriate at least as long as the unemployment rate remains above 6-1/2%, inflation between ...

Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... decline in unemployment to 6.5 percent (unemployment rate) as a sufficient reason to raise its target for the federal funds rate. And with regards to inflation: "...the committee would be unlikely to raise the funds rate if inflation remained persistently ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... economic recovery strengthens. In particular, the Committee also decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and currently anticipates that exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate are likely to be ...

Fed's about to go... or not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... quarters and then to pick up very gradually." "... the Committee decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and currently anticipates that economic conditions... are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... accommodative stance for monetary policy. In particular, the Committee decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and currently anticipates that economic conditions--including low rates of resource utilization ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... that the Fed kept monetary policy steady and its pledge to keep rates at "exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least through late 2014... continue its program to extend the average maturity of its holdings of securities as announced ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... consumer prices - provide no deterrence to the RBA. Last week's Fed announcement extending the "low levels of the federal funds rate" from mid-2013 to "at least through late 2014" should also assist. This would provide further impetus for Australian ...

Extending the extended extension

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... extended zero interest rate policy (ZIRP). "... the Committee decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and currently anticipates that economic conditions--including low rates of resource utilization and a ...

Machines of loving grace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... this on ice until 2013 two FOMC meetings prior. "The Committee also decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and currently anticipates that economic conditions-including low rates of resource utilization and a subdued ...