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Big yawn on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014

... is because of what the headlines didn't pick up. The latest update on inflation - the one the minutes of the Fed's 28-29 FOMC meeting highlighted. "Many participants observed the committee should remain attentive to evidence of a possible downward shift ...

Minute slip on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014

... medium term might be slower than currently expected." These were the key phrases in the minutes of the Fed's 28-29 October FOMC meeting that, according to headlines, dominated financial market activity last night. Eureka! Rationale for the Dow's 0.01% ...

Bullish sentiment at 4-year high, expect zero return in six months

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014

So far so good. The men and women of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) must be giving each other high fives (and down lows) at their success. In spite of the daily ups and downs, it appears to they've been able to wean Wall Street off of QE ...

Investors should be wary of mixed USD signals

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014

... Amundi Asset Management in its latest global investor update. Causing the ambiguity is the Fed's Open Markets Committee's (FOMC) inconsistency between the Fed funds projections and economic forecasts, noted Amundi. "Not all the individuals making the ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014

... at 8.1% prior to QE3, it's now at 5.9% But whatever happened to the Fed worries revealed in the minutes of its September FOMC meeting? As the Wall Street Journal succinctly put it: "Several officials worried at a Sept. 16-17 policy meeting that disappointing ...

Jawbone collection

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014

... or even extend the bond-buying program beyond October due to the market selloff. Jimmy might not be a voting member of the FOMC this year but he's the same guy who less than four months ago commented that, "markets don't appreciate how close Fed is to ...

Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014

... slowing growth outside the US could delay the hike (underlining the black and white print we read from the minutes of the 16-17 FOMC meeting released last week which, by the by, provided only a day's reprieve to the markets) - "If foreign growth is weaker ...

Are we there yet?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014

... and rise of the US dollar could come back to bite the US in the bum - the same concerns the minutes of the 16-17 September FOMC meeting (released last week) told us Fed officials were concerned about. But, but... but if I typed these months before, certainly ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014

... stability later on, that is a concern to me and to the committee". She told us so at her press conference after the June FOMC meeting. Last month, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) told us that, "the low volatility in asset markets could ...

Seesaw on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014

... don't have to decipher codes, no guessing what the Fed was implying, no Fedspeak, the minutes from the Fed's 16-17 September FOMC meeting were explicit. "Some participants expressed concern that the persistent shortfall of economic growth and inflation ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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