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Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... promised reflationary policies - mainly tax cuts and fiscal spending on infrastructure (and the Wall?) -- and the US Federal Reserve's 'go slow' approach towards policy normalisation. But just as the rise in global business expectations (see yesterday's ...

One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... English-Irish pop music boy band -- and there's the Bank of England (BOE). Like the big event of March - the US Federal Reserve lifted the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% - 1.0% at its 15-16 March FOMC meeting - the BOE did what markets expected ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... a one. Unless something surprisingly dramatic occurs between now and the ides of March (15th of March), the US Federal Reserve is sure to announce its first interest rate hike this year and the third in the current cycle. Friday night's much stronger ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... the RBA has any reason to alter policy settings up or down. More so, given widespread expectations that the US Federal Reserve would raise the fed funds rate after it concludes its 15-16 March FOMC meeting. The RBA would welcome such development as a ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... the equity market's positive reaction to them have increased the odds (89% according to CME Group) that the US Federal Reserve would raise the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points when the FOMC concludes its two-day meeting on the 15th of March. ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... details (which would then be approved or denied or scaled down by Congress), the longer the uncertainty. Even the US Federal Reserve acknowledged this. While stating that "many participants" think that the fed funds rate should be increased "fairly soon" ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... and the 13th day of the other months of the year. Ides of March 2017 corresponds with the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve's two-day meeting (14-15 March) - the day when financial markets expect the Fed to give interest rates another gentle lift. ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The times they are a-changin'. Three major central banks - the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BOE) - one day after another last week but did many give a hoot? Sure, it was hardly news because all three kept ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... prospects regarding the European debt problem, including the financial sector; and geopolitical risks." The US Federal Reserve marked time on policy too. It kept the fed funds rate target at 0.50%-0.75% after its 31 January - 1 February FOMC meeting. ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... again, it's better to be prepared. So here are some of the risks we should be alert to as 2016 becomes 2017: The US Federal Reserve and President Donald Trump At this point in time and given the US economy's momentum and Trump's reflationary policy ...