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Reflation, rotation and the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... decision in September surprised markets, it also normalised prices back to where they were before the taper talks. Janet Yellen's declaration at her confirmation hearing that she considers the economy and the labour market still operating below potential ...

That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... as at October (the lowest level since 1978). We know that and incoming Fed Chairman (has she been confirmed yet?) Janet Yellen told us so in her confirmation hearing not even a month ago. "We have made good progress, but we have farther to go to regain ...

Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... employment, inflation and corporate profitability. Employment. The latest ECI reading confirmed what we heard from Janet Yellen at her confirmation hearing. "Unemployment is down from a peak of 10 percent, but at 7.3 percent in October, it is still too ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... - cut, pasted and paraphrased into other headlines - do the digging for us. Not yet convinced that the Fed lady - Janet Yellen -- has sung the taper song (that there won't be any, at least this side of Xmas)? There's a gabfest of Fed speakers scattered ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets after Federal Reserve chief nominee Janet Yellen bolstered expectations of the Fed keeping the flow of easy money. At 0752 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... Thanksgiving and a very merry Christmas, don't you think so Virginia? You, I and Irene have US Federal Reserve vice-chairman Janet Yellen to thank for these. The Dow and the S&P 500 indexes may have only advanced a bit - 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively - ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets rose amid optimism prospective Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen will continue economic stimulus measures. At 0900 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... on Wall Street's overnight gains and comments suggesting the US economic stimulus program will run into next year. Janet Yellen, nominated to take over as head of the Federal Reserve, overnight said the US economy was running "far short" of its potential ...

Feds speak Fedspeak yet again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013

Good, bad: all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... economic slowdown - she would then have to undo what was done. That wouldn't be a good start on the credibility of Chairman Yellen's Fed now would it?