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Good Bank Bad Bank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
Bad bank sparks optimism in US equities. Last night's decision by the US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Markets Committee to leave interest rates unchanged at virtually zero was a no-brainer. How can it do otherwise when the deepening financial and ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... situation goes unabated, Australia, too, will be sucked in into this vortex. This week the US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Markets Committee will meet to decide on the country's monetary policy settings, and perhaps to again try and reverse the tide. ...

Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... even easier - equities sold off? In a unanimous decision, the US Federal Reserve's policy-making board, the Federal Open Markets Committee, voted to lower the fed funds target by 50 basis points to 1.0 per cent. At the same time, the US central bank ...

Daily funnies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... asked, "Please sir, I want some more." And they shall have it. The US Federal Reserve started its two-day Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting last night. By this time tomorrow, markets expect news that it has cut interest rates by 50 or 75 ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... the US housing market, durable goods orders, the personal consumption deflator and minutes from 5 August Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting. Expectations are for some improvement in these indicators but inflation would remain high. These should ...

Fed does an RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... Reserve did not disappoint market expectations either but its statement is more hawkish. In a 10-1 vote, the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) kept interest rates steady at 2 percent. However, the FOMC sees the risks of higher inflation exceeding ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... the outlook for interest rates. In the US, markets are also on hold as they await the US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting tomorrow night. The FOMC is widely expected to increase interest rates by 25 basis points to 5 per ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker on US unit comeback

... trading at fresh six-year highs, has since yesterday been weighed on by positive rumblings from the US Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee (FOMC). The FOMC kept the 1.00 per cent funds rate on hold but signaled that the economy had improved in general ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up, bonds lower

... left short-term interest rates steady and hinted they could be held low for 'a considerable period'. The Federal Open Markets Committee said in a statement US spending growth was firming, but there was still a small risk of an unwelcome further fall ...
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