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PIMCO appoints world leaders to advisory board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... the firm on global economic, political and strategic developments. The board will be chaired by former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The other board members are former UK Prime Minister and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and ...

Patience, my dear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... here we go again. We go guessing the "will she, won't she" of Janet's patience again - that is, would US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen drop the word "patient" this month... or would she not. Many expected "patient" dropped when the FOMC met for ...

Say when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... completed its QE taper back in October last year. There was plenty of information in the transcript of US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen's 1,926 word testimony. So very, very much, that anybody and everybody could pick and choose what they think ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... April then June - lift-off here we come. She told us so. But before this, we'll get a glimpse of the Federal Reserve Chairman's inclination on interest rate policy when she delivers her semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony before the US Congress later ...

FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... wake of the global financial crisis. However, with US unemployment nearing the 6% target set by former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, the need to position portfolios for the rise has recently become more urgent. The impact of rising rates was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... share market is trading lower as profit-taking continues and investors react negatively to a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. In a speech to the National Economists Club in the US, Dr Bernanke said the US economy remained far from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... including News Corp, to release financial results. The market would also be watching a speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday for indications of when the central bank would start to taper its asset buying program. Mr Daghlian ...

US stimulus having no direct impact

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... and not lending it out." In spite of a seemingly gigantic $85 billion a month asset purchasing program, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's first hint back in May that he would consider slowing the rate of stimulus was met with a sharp 100 basis ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... Mr Radford said confirmation US President Barack Obama would nominate Janet Yellen to replace outgoing Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke may also help stem the losses on Wednesday. The losses were spread across the market in early trade. Global miner ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... Market Committee is scheduled to conclude Wednesday (US time) with a statement and news conference with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Most market watchers expect the Fed to scale back the Fed's $US85 billion-per-month bond-buying program. The ...