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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... Wall Street fell for a second straight session following disappointing jobs data and a warning from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on high equity valuations. Locally on Thursday, official jobs figures for April are released, and the Australian Industry ...

A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... year with a gentle nudge up and then back to data watching for the next gentle nudge and the next. But the longer Fed Chair Janet remains "not impatient" the greater our very own RBA Gov Glenn's headache. Speculations of a later-rather-than-sooner and ...

The RBA not in full control of dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... up, to a high of US$0.7870 last week (24 March) - despite the odds for an April rate cut firming up, but followed Madame Janet's "not impatient" quip. Checked on my Bloomberg screen again, A$ now up to US$0.7605 from US$0.7601 a few minutes ago and an ...

RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... meet. But over the same period, the Australian dollar has only weakened by 2.8% versus the US dollar - no thanks to Madame Janet's dovish comments - and by 1.9% on a trade weighted basis. This ensures that, unless the A$ collapses between now and the ...

2015: a lift year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... December 2008). Only Mr. Murphy - "anything can go wrong, will go wrong" - can stop it now. This, as much, was what Fed chair Janet L. Yellen told you, I and Irene at the "The New Normal Monetary Policy" research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve ...

From the mouths of Feds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... amounts to nought... it's the Fed guy's interpretation of the data flows that amounts to well... lift-off, or not. Madame Janet must have been given them their marching orders to "go forth and spread the word' for several Fed officials have been doing ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... US bond yields fell from the prior week (before the Fed) while the US equity market rose. Yippee-kay-yay! Kudos to Madame Janet for her craftily-crafted "forward guidance", she was able to take out 'patient' without panicking the markets. Having typed ...

The real problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... US equities and commodity prices fell. This is because no matter how you slice, dice, chop or spin it - throw in Madame Janet's "not impatient" for good measure - the removal of the word signals that the Fed is set to raise the fed funds rate sometime ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... rates lift off offset by foreign purchases of US Treasuries. Perhaps the currency war is not a zero sum game after all. Janet can start lift-off and at the same time keep long-term borrowing rates low on one hand - not to mention domestic consumption ...

"Patient" is the (key)word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... longer. As I type, a number of combinations, permutations and/or versions have been sprouting on the interweb over how Aunt Janet would phrase her statement. She could say this... and add that... remove reference to... but emphasise... Blah, blah, blah. ...