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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 ...

Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... about the positives that these "reflation speculations" (for this is just what they are now) brings to the US Federal Reserve - onwards towards policy normalisation - and the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan - succour to their quest for a ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... only them that's grateful to Trump, the major central banks are too. In her first public outing since Trump, US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave the clearest indication yet that it's all systems go for a rate hike in December. Finally, she can ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... that held policy deliberations last week also decided to play it safe or save ammunition... just in case. The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of Australia all kept their domestic monetary policy settings ...

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... uncertain policies and Wall Street hate uncertainty. The US economy is expanding at a faster rate. Good news. The US Federal Reserve is certain to lift interest rates for sure... if not at its November meeting, in December. For sure and for certain. ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... at 60th annual economic conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen spoke about many things at that conference but one thing that caught my eye - one that took me back ...

VanEck ETFs receive Zenith rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... international strategy which is well suited to the current market, given the current uncertainty regarding potential US Federal Reserve rate rises and their possible impact. "The MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF invests in 300 quality international ...

Central banks still got their mojo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... September. But scrooge was nowhere to be seen - exclaiming bah! humbug! - when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) turned up on the 21st of September bearing gifts. The Nikkei-225 index jumped nearly 2% with bank shares rocketing ...