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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... US housing data released overnight has all but assured another Fed rate hike after its 28-29 June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. However, weak forward housing indicators put in doubt speculation for a further rate increase immediately ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
... prices. The inflation report practically sealed a 25 basis point interest rate hike at the 29 June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. At the same time, it raised speculation of a follow-up Fed rate hike in August. The 0.3 per cent increase ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... increase in US core consumer prices virtually sealed a 25 basis point interest rate hike at the 29 June Federal Open Market Committee meeting. US core consumer price inflation rose by 0.3 per cent in May - the third straight month that the measure came ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... basis point increase. Market attention is now on the US Federal Reserve which will hold its next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting towards the end of this month. Recent hawkish statements by the Fed Chairman and other officials have increased ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... prompted speculation that the US Federal Reserve would be force to raise interest rates again when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets again at the end of next month. But financial market sentiment turned rosier following the upward revision ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006
... overnight following tough talk on inflation by US Fed President Fisher, a non-voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Mr. Fischer commented that rising inflation is causing 'discomfort on my part.' He added that globalisation has not ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
... to 5 per cent. Investors' concerns were not eased by the Fed's accompanying statement where the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) stated that further interest rate increases might be needed because it no longer sees growth and inflation risks in balance. ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... impact of the latest monetary and fiscal changes on the Australian labour market. In the US, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points. The Federal Reserve's 16th consecutive rate hike in ...

Daily economic update

... year-on-year CPI result, this does not seem to be happening. But while the minutes of the March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting indicated that the Fed is very close to ending its policy tightening, further actions by the US central bank ...

Weekly economic round-up

... Reserve's lifting of the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points following last week's meeting of its Federal Open Market Committee. Similarly, the European Central Bank is expected to lift interest rates again next month as inflation remains above ...