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US schools should teach finlit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... reduced access to information. It has meanwhile been reported that Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee have told the head of the Securities Exchanges Commission (SEC), Mary Jo White, that she should consult with the Department ...

Run with bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... program ends."... when she testifies before the US Senate Banking Committee tonight and the House Financial Services Committee tomorrow night. But before that, we've already heard ECB President Mario Draghi's comforting words. Just last night, Super ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
Janet, Janet, she's our man... if she can't do it no one can. Janet's in the house (House Financial Services Committee) and she came bearing gifts (gift of gab) for Wall Street... and Wall Street heard that it was good. What Wall Street heard: Taper ...

Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... Fed is "going to tighten by Labor Day?" This was the same message Uncle Ben delivered to the House Financial Services Committee last night...only more elaborate. "I emphasize that, because our asset purchases depend on economic and financial developments ...

A prince, a princess or a frog?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... be munching on the 'Money Messiah's' every word for any nuances when he testifies before the House Financial Services Committee later today and the Senate Banking Committee the day after. Will Bernanke merely replay a tape of what he said last week? ...

Designer slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... same message that the 'Money Messiah' would be preaching when he takes to the pulpit of the House Financial Services Committee this week (unless the headlines try to put nasty words into his mouth again). Happy days are here again for you, I and Irene. ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... Moi, I'm not only 'LOL' but 'LMAO'. In his semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony to the US House Financial Services Committee, Big Ben noted the continued improvement in the economy but "the pace of expansion has been uneven and modest by historical ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... you've been dreaming of..." Sir Ben may have as well sang this in his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington last night - for the message was the same: "The possibility remains that the recent economic weakness may prove ...

Penny for Benny's thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... Chairman Ben Bernanke's semi-annual testimony on the US economy and interest rates before the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate on the 24th and 25th. A penny for Ben's thoughts. All eyes and ears would be on Big Benny for clues on the ...

When the time comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... tempting) - and cross to America, where the Fed is again making waves. Testifying before the US House Financial Services Committee, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stated that, "Although at present the US economy continues to require the support of highly ...