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Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... require an alteration of monetary policy." This brings me way back to the "Taylor Rule". For quick reference, here's Wikipedia's definition (yes, yes I know): "In economics, a Taylor rule is a monetary-policy rule that stipulates how much the central ...

China's January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... US$3.3 trillion. Or both. It sure was an ugly start to the New Year. Where's the January effect when we need it most? Wikipedia describes this stock market phenomenon best: "The January effect is the tendency of the stock market to rise between December ...

Pick a number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... monetary policy has not been corrupted by "non-conventional" policies to date... so the rule should still work. This from Wikipedia: "In economics, a Taylor rule is a monetary-policy rule that stipulates how much the central bank should change the nominal ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... "things that come in threes are inherently funnier, more satisfying, or more effective than other numbers of things". (Wikipedia) The People's Bank of China (PBOC) must be a believer for yesterday it went for a devaluation trifecta - 1.9% Tuesday, 1.2% ...

Lies, stats and damned double seasonal adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... movement and the so-called counterculture of drugs, psychedelic music, psychedelic art and social permissiveness." (Wikipedia) I'm 100% certain that the paper's authors -- Glenn D. Rudebusch, Daniel J. Wilson, Tim Mahedy -- are seasoned and expert economists ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... during the late years leading to the expiry of the United Kingdom's 99-lease on Hong Kong from China on 1 July 1997. In Wikipedia's words, "Many citizens were pessimistic towards the future of Hong Kong and the transfer of the region's sovereignty. A ...

All roads leading to China's "one road"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... small) Asian countries that signed the memorandum of agreement creating the US$100 billion AIIB back then. According to Wikipedia, "There are 30 Prospective Founding Members (PFMs) and 14 countries applying for PFM as of 30 March 2015. Hong Kong joins ...

Taylor rules the RBA just right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... Rule" - yes, it's been a long time between drinks since you've read about this, haven't you? For quick reference, here's Wikipedia's definition (yes, yes I know): "In economics, a Taylor rule is a monetary-policy rule that stipulates how much the central ...

Time to get shorty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014