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FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... 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 highlighted ...

Janet puts it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
"Whispering hope, Oh how welcome thy voice..." Greenspan's done it. Bernanke did it. Now, Yellen's doing it -- the Fed put, that is. If you still doubt it, Virginia, just have a look at last night's trading action on Wall Street. Sure, there was some ...

Quicker and faster hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... December's guesses of 0.75% and 1.75%, respectively. Faster! Yes guesses! The same way ALL Feddies - including Janet -- under Bernanke guessed that it would take a looong time before the unemployment rate even comes close to 6.5% back in December 2012 ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... while imports were up 10.0 per cent at $US175.27 billion. Dr Yellen told Congress she expects to continue predecessor Ben Bernanke's plan to wind down the Fed's bond-buying gradually and keep interest rates low until the jobs market improves significantly. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen told Congress she has no plans to change monetary policy set under predecessor Ben Bernanke.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... Yellen late Tuesday (AEDT) told Congress she had no plans to change the monetary policy set under her predecessor Ben Bernanke. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases December quarter overseas arrivals and departure ...

Another 10 bil to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... emerging markets continuing, all eyes, ears and noses will be on the US Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting - Chairman Ben Bernanke's last - tonight. Here we go again folks, the coin toss that is would they? won't they?...continue the QE rollback they started ...

Irish luck unlocked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014

Governor Carney is no monkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... 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 where the Fed wanted ...