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Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... dependent on ECB policy moves and how they affect the Norwegian krona. No prize for guessing but it was the US Federal Reserve that made the biggest splash last week. The Fed kept interest rates steady, as expected, but now the dot plots show the FOMC ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... are calling for fiscal expansion of around ¥10 trillion. The highlight of this week would be the 15-16 March US Federal Reserve FOMC meeting. While no one expects the Fed to do anything on interest rates at this meeting, the Fed's statement would be ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... store in the coming months. Perhaps. Perhaps. Perhaps. But chances are she's calling it as she sees it. Thus, US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's eagerly anticipated semi-annual testimony before the US House of Representatives' Committee on Financial ...

Risks are overstated: AUI

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... 1 per cent. Clearly, however, if we had a financial crisis of some kind we could expect a response from the US Federal Reserve where they delay tightening," Bovingdon said. "A hard landing in China would cause the Fed to pause. Otherwise the Fed has ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... of the domestic economy, they said. Turning to the rest of the world, both men said they'd expect to see the US Federal Reserve carry out three interest rate rises in 2016, ahead of the roughly two being priced in by bond markets. Bovingdon said this ...

Cheers to unmet expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... to get up to. So, my heart goes out to you". Woe is us, consumer prices are rising to a level that even the US Federal Reserve is still wishing to have to this day. At the conclusion of its 26-27 FOMC meeting, the Fed continues to keep its fingers crossed ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... is over, and the news is good: The Force Awakens heralds the new dawn you hoped for" and apply this to the US Federal Reserve's decision to finally raise the fed funds rate from 0-0.25% to 0.0.50% starting on the 17th of December 2015. "This action marks ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Two days before lift-off. But in case there's still any doubt, allow me to replay what US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee only less than a forthnight ago: "... I anticipate continued economic growth ...

Local shares lacklustre in 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... that the Reserve Bank could cut interest rates more than once next year. All eyes will of course be on the US Federal Reserve, which Bryant said could raise rates as early as this week. "When this happens we will see a lot of things recalibrate. We can ...

Three days to lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
What's the time Mr. Wolf? It's crunch time... the time when the US Federal Reserve walks its talk. Come the 16th of December, America's central bank begins its quest to return monetary policy back to normal - exactly seven years to the day when it first ...