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Butterfly effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... of those who participated in the July 18-22 survey, up from 44 percent in last month's poll" believe that the "Federal Reserve will begin trimming its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases in September". But from market action of the past few days, I ...

They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... The German Constitutional Court will deliver its verdict on the legality of the EFSF/ESM rescue fund and the US Federal Reserve will commence its 2-day FOMC meeting to decide on the best course of policy action for the US economy later today. All bets ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... what the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Chinese government, Angela Merkel, or the US Federal Reserve will do." Sounds familiar? And his is not the only hedge fund that has given up altogether. According to Chicago-based Hedge ...

QE hope - must be getting tough again?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... seesawing on daily headlines. The latest of which is renewed speculation of Fed stimulus courtesy of Chicago Federal Reserve Bank president Charles Evans. Evans declared on Bloomberg TV that, "I've been in favor of pretty much any accommodative policy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... economy. At 0852 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 17 points at 4,101. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president Charles Evans said he would support measures to generate faster jobs growth, Bloomberg reports. Stocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after world markets rallied on hopes the US Federal Reserve would respond to mounting signs of weakness in the global economy. At 0750 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... markets to behave as they've done over the past few days. And get this, the optimism has arrived even as the US Federal Reserve completed and ended QE2. Financial markets rallied despite no hints of QE3 on the way. The USA economy must be doing A-OK. ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... warrant any substantial shift in the stance of monetary policy." It was the same tune that President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York William Dudley sang in Tokyo, telling his audience that the US central bank "shouldn't be overly enthusiastic ...

C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... economy, the Fed's still maintaining its quantitative easing program. Juts last night, Bloomberg reported that Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans believes that, "Despite recent improvements to the outlook, we are not yet at that ...