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Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... inflation trends, and stable inflation expectations -- are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period" and would only tighten monetary conditions "at some point" as the "expansion matures". Not enough? ...

When the time comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... "Before long, we expect to consider a modest increase in the spread between the discount rate and the target federal funds rate. we have been working to ensure that we have the tools to reverse, at the appropriate time, the currently very high degree ...

One down, more to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... overnight. Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief. One down! "The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and continues to anticipate that economic conditions, including low rates of resource utilization ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... activity is likely to remain weak for a time," its actions would support economic recovery. The committee held the federal funds rate at zero to 0.25 per cent and said it expects "exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period". ...

Doom dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... world is swimming in the American currency at virtually no cost when you consider the current level of the federal funds rate (0.0 - 0.25 per cent). Signs are slowly building that the US dollar could go the way of Sterling. The American dollar replaced ...

Easing Libor pains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... remained high despite the US fed funds rate falling sharply. The differential between the Libor rate and the federal funds rate remains high by historical standards but again, it is moving in the right direction. Capital is coming back and credit is ...

Scary Money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... banks' central bank's -- the US Federal Reserve - turn to decide on its policy settings. However, with the federal funds rate at 1 per cent, think it would be safe to assume that it would not be able to match the Riksbank's pace of rate chop. Given the ...

The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... interest rates have trended lower in recent months even as the Federal Reserve has raised the level of the target federal funds rate by 150 basis points. This development contrasts with most experience, which suggests that, other things being equal ...

Mine's bigger than yours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... out. The longer the financial markets and economic activity remains unresponsive, the more likely that the federal funds rate target -- currently at 1 per cent - will become zero. What happens then? The gravity of the ongoing crunch could force other ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... cent, to 1,321.97. Wall Street had widely expected the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to hold its base federal funds rate at 2.0 per cent after a vigorous cutting cycle since September to stimulate flagging growth amid housing and credit crises. ...