Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 191 - 200 of 1014 results for "US economy"

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... speculations of the next one, and the next and... reinforces the current headwinds - domestic and global - that the US economy is facing. But have no fear, future rate rises will be shallow or in the words of the October FOMC statement, "The Committee ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... credibility". Yes Virginia, lifting off in December would signal the Fed's confidence on the sustainability of growth in the US economy and could reduce the uncertainty in the financial markets - more so now that our uncles and their dogs are resigned ...

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... path of further rate hikes is more important than the timing but even more important is the Fed's assessment that the US economy can take it. Markets hate uncertainty and the sooner the Fed just does it, the sooner uncertainty is lifted or lessened. ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... reiterated case for liftoff strong. Also flagged rising risk of Fed falling behind curve. Mester (non-voter) reiterated US economy can handle modest rate hike." It was the same in June... and then in September. We were sure lift-off was coming, until ...

Super tax reform on hold for election

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
Serious tax reform in finance is likely to be progressed in the next term of federal government according to Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen. Speaking to the AFR Tax Reform Summit, Bowen said the change in federal government leadership was close to the ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... particularly on China and emerging markets". You, I and Irene have seen the data alright and they paint a picture of a US economy that's growing above trend with a strong labour market but also with below-target inflation. We should be happy with Jan ...

Expect slow "boil" Fed hikes: Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... think these changes will affect asset prices [...] you need your head examined," he said, but added that fears the US economy would come to a grinding halt are overblown. Douglass explained that in 1994 the Fed increased the cash rate from 3% to 6% through ...

Speculation springs eternal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... would it do to take the first step into monetary policy normalisation now if it causes the financial markets and the US economy to take two or three steps back in the process? Or in the words of Homer - no, not the Greek author of the "Iliad" and the ...

Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... of the Fed's 5.0% - 5.3% range predicted in June. This is consistent with the recent US GDP update that showed the US economy growing above trend at 3.7% annualised rate in the June quarter. Those expecting a hold on proceedings are also correct. Employment ...

The horse still refuses to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... means that the Fed can go ahead and lift, right Virginia? More so after last night's re-calibration revealing that the US economy grew not 2.3% but a solid 3.7% in the second quarter - backed up by "an upturn in exports, an acceleration in PCE, a deceleration ...