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US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... that the Fed could start jacking up interest rates any minute now, there's overvaluation, there's a bubble, there's Greenspan warning of "a significant correction," there's this, there's that. There's something to scare the beejeesus out of the butcher ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... last night? Could it be because of the return of 'The Maestro'? In his interview on Bloomberg TV, former Fed head Alan Greenspan warned that, "The stock market has recovered so sharply for so long, you have to assume somewhere along the line we will ...

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 ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... starting to tire of playing this game. Have markets given up on BOE credibility? This makes me wonder if Alan 'the maestro' Greenspan's meme over central bank communication (aka " Fedspeak ") was better all along. According to 'the maestro', he Fedspoke ...

'Tis the season to be bubbly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... Hip, hip... Mo' money for you and for me and the entire human race. Yes Virginia, be happy for even 'the maestro' (Alan Greenspan) has reappeared on Bloomberg Television go forth and buy. "In a sense, we are actually at relatively low stock prices...So-called ...

A prince, a princess or a frog?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... There's again anxiety in the air while you, I and Irene wait for Bernanke to say it again, just in case. In a play of Greenspan's words, to be absolutely certain "we understood what we thought Bernanke said and sure that what we heard is what Bernanke ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... methinks we've returned to Fedspeak with Bernanke speaking in tongues. Remember this quote attributed to 'the Maestro' Alan Greenspan, "I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... is nigh? Uncle Ben said so. Or did he? That's the $85 billion question isn't it? In the words of "the Maestro" Alan Greenspan, "Since becoming a central banker, I have learned to mumble with great incoherence. If I seem unduly clear to you, you must ...

Down, down interest rates are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012