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Fed speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... Ben Bernanke already change the definition of Fedspeak to mean clarity of Fed communication of the Fed's intention on monetary policy a long time ago? The original meaning (according to Wikipedia) is that "the term Fedspeak (also known as Greenspeak) ...

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... reduction last month that took interest rates to an all-time low of 0.50%. It could be due to Super Mario's Outright Monetary Transactions (OMTs) programme that's designed to eliminate the tail risk from the market. It could be both. Yes they are working! ...

It doesn't compute

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... voting members of the FOMC this year. Too, their prescription goes against the grain of the FOMC voters' promise to keep monetary policy highly accommodative for a "considerable time after...the economic recovery strengthens". Just as I've written in ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... preparing the financial markets for a sooner rather than later exit. But then, the Fed was also explicit in its 1 May 2013 monetary policy statement. "To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee expects ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... dropped 1.5 cents to $3.905. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, the High Court is expected to release its judgement on Aristocrat Technologies Australia's case ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... was up one point at 5,195. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, the High Court is expected to release its judgement in the Aristocrat Technologies Australia vs ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013

Investors need income rethink after RBA rate cut

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... reporting season was indicative of the softness in the real economy and with financial conditions remaining tight and monetary policy being less effective in a de-leveraging cycle, there is a clear need for lower rates."

A long two-month wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013

Warren Buffett praises Fed stimulus measures

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
Legendary investor Warren Buffett praised the US Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus measures at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting in Nebraska. Buffett, who is chairman and chief executive of the global conglomerate, said that the decision ...