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VanEck launches US bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... "That presents an attractive opportunity for Australian investors to target the high yields of short dated US treasury securities given the RBA cash rate is lower." Currently, short-term treasury bond yields are higher than longer-term yields as an inverted ...

Economic recap: Week to October 15

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... next year. The path featured monthly reductions in the pace of asset purchases, by $10 billion in the case of Treasury securities and $5 billion in the case of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS)." "Participants generally commented that the illustrative ...

Economic recap: Week to August 27

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... purchases this year." This is in reference to the US$120bn in monthly asset purchases -- at least US$80bn in Treasury securities per month and at least US$40bn in agency mortgage-backed securities per month - the Fed has been making to support the US ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent... will continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed securities by at least $40 billion per month," the Fed said. ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... moderately exceed 2% for some time." "In addition, the Federal Reserve will continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed securities by at least $40 billion per month until substantial ...

Chief economist update: Fed acts with inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... moderately exceed 2% for some time." "In addition, the Federal Reserve will continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed securities by at least $40 billion per month until substantial ...

Chief economist update: Worse news is better news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... businesses, it would be appropriate over coming months for the Federal Reserve to increase its holdings of Treasury securities and agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and CMBS at least at the current pace." "Noting the increase in uncertainty ...

Chief economist update: When QE is not QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... crisis and its aftermath were concentrated in purchases of longer-term securities-principally longer-term Treasury securities and agency mortgage-backed securities," it said. "These operations were aimed at putting downward pressure on longer-term interest ...

As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... more difficult than expected." Moreover, the notable decline in the yield differential between "conventional Treasury securities and those on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)... could be interpreted as a significant drop in market participants' ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... and Plans, lays out the details: "For payments of principal that the Federal Reserve receives from maturing Treasury securities, the Committee anticipates that the cap will be $6 billion per month initially and will increase in steps of $6 billion at ...
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