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Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... December, daddy too. But before this, we'll hear the Fed's Janet Christmas offering - will she be naughty or nice? - after the FOMC's 27-28 October meeting. Nobody, not even a mouse, expects any major announcement though, not until closer to the yuletide ...

Inflation expectations says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... certain - the latest result of the Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) monthly survey shows that 64% of them believe the 15-16 December FOMC meeting will produce a lift-off. What's that joke again... the one about economists accurately predicting 12 of the last ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
The FOMC minutes are out! But they didn't add to anything we already know now immediately after the 16-17 September meet: "Most participants continued to anticipate that, based on their assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for ...

Janet vindicated

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... Christine Lagarde French journal 'Les Echos' just over a week after the Fed kept the status quo following their 16-17 September FOMC meeting. Perhaps, but Wall Street and the world weren't pleased when Fed Chair Janet Yellen maintained the suspense over ...

Central banks of the world, coordinate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... interest rates after its 16-17 September meeting. Perhaps not Ms. Lagarde, for Madam Janet clarified a week later that, "Most FOMC participants, including myself, currently anticipate that achieving these conditions will likely entail an initial increase ...

Confused and confounded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... than 26% agreed with the Fed, citing sluggish U.S. or global economic growth." But then Janet spoke last week saying, "Most FOMC participants, including myself, currently anticipate that achieving these conditions will likely entail an initial increase ...

Fed will lift later this year if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... strong enough to complete the return to maximum employment and long-run inflation expectations remain well anchored. Most FOMC participants, including myself, currently anticipate that achieving these conditions will likely entail an initial increase ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... immediate verdict on the Fed's disclosure of its non-decision following the much-awaited and much speculated 16-17 September FOMC meeting. The S&P 500 index declined by 1.6%; the Dow by 1.7%; Nasdaq by 1.4%; the Russell 2000 by 1.5%. This is hardly surprising ...

Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... "Suspense is worse than disappointment." -Robert Burns From today, we're getting more of it after Janet and her bunch of merry FOMC members decided to treat us - or prolong our agony, depending on which side of the fence one sits - to more of the same. ...