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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... chief Ben Bernanke. Yet, the minutes noted, "many members indicated that further improvement in the outlook for the labor market would be required" before a reduction in the asset purchases would be merited. LONDON - European stock markets fell while ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... later this year, as long as the economy doesn't disappoint". "Taper off" says St. Louis Fed president James Bullard. "Labor market conditions have improved since last summer, suggesting the Committee could slow the pace of purchases, but surprisingly ...

Fed speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... Markets). The minutes of the 30April- 1 May FOMC meeting was clear enough. "Most observed that the outlook for the labor market had shown progress since the program was started in September, but many of these participants indicated that continued progress ...

It doesn't compute

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... Fed president John Williams and Philadelphia Fed chief Charles Plosser prescribe. Williams: "It's clear that the labor market has improved since September" that "we could reduce somewhat the pace of our securities purchases, perhaps as early as this ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... increase or reduce the pace of its purchases to maintain appropriate policy accommodation as the outlook for the labor market or inflation changes". Will this go the same way as February when a succession of Fed gabs, led by no other than Fed chairman ...

Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... effective in addressing what's the biggest problem we face in this country, which is the employment market and the labor market". I don't know about that. The US labour market might be improving too slowly for his liking...but it's improving. Only last ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... and agency mortgage-backed securities, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate, until the outlook for the labor market has improved substantially in a context of price stability. The Committee is prepared to increase or reduce the pace of its ...

Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... its longer-run goal of 2 percent than would otherwise have been the case." "Policy was also aimed at improving the labor market outlook. In this regard, several participants stressed the economic and social costs of high unemployment, as well as the ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... without further policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labor market conditions. Furthermore, strains in global financial markets continue to pose significant downside risks to the economic ...

So where's the QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... provide additional policy accommodation as needed to promote a stronger economic recovery and sustained improvement in labor market conditions in a context of price stability." ================== You can read Ben Ong's monthly economic insight, review ...