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Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
... per cent. Investors' concerns were not eased by the Fed's accompanying statement where the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) stated that further interest rate increases might be needed because it no longer sees growth and inflation risks in balance. ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... of the latest monetary and fiscal changes on the Australian labour market. In the US, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points. The Federal Reserve's 16th consecutive rate hike in the current ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... 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 cent. Financial ...

Daily economic update

... positive mood in the financial markets brought about by good news on producer price inflation and the minutes of the March FOMC meeting, which raised hopes that US rate rises are about to end. US headline consumer prices rose by 0.4 per cent in March ...

Daily economic update

To no one's surprise, the US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent. It also lifted the discount rate to 5.75 per cent. The accompanying statement said that the rebound ...

Daily economic update

The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began its two-day meeting last night - the first meeting under the chairmanship of Ben Bernanke. There is almost a unanimous expectation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points ...

Weekly economic round-up

... month following a 1.9 per cent fall in January. However, this week's major market event is the US Federal Reserve's two day FOMC meeting - chairman Bernanke's first - where it is expected to lift the federal funds rate to 4.75 per cent. The accompanying ...

Daily economic update

... - does not slow, expect the US Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates. The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will meet next week - the first meeting under the chairmanship of Ben Bernanke. While it is widely expected that the FOMC will ...

Daily economic update

... necessary although inflation expectations remain 'contained.' Bernanke also said that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is concerned high energy prices and economic momentum may ignite overheating and resource utilisation is high. 'In coming quarters ...

Weekly economic round-up

... Bernanke at the end of January. The financial markets were unperturbed as Dr. Greenspan's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) delivered, as expected, a 25 basis point hike taking the federal funds rate to 4.5 per cent. In the statement accompanying ...