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Dovish Fed, hawkish BOC

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
Janet's in the house. US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's much-awaited testimony did not differ greatly from what was already divulged in the FOMC statement released on 14 June - when the Fed raised the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 1%-1.25%. In her ...

Low inflation exporter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... inflation low in the US and the Eurozone, among others. We'll soon find out what the Fed makes of all these when Chair Janet Yellen testifies before Senate Banking Committee this Wednesday and before the House Financial Services Committee the following ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... biggest central banks suggesting that the days of "abnormal" monetary policies are soon to be no more. The Fed's Janet Yellen didn't have to utter a single word about normalisation, it's on its way in the US. She did warn about "rich" asset valuations ...

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen revealed her thoughts on inflation, inflation expectations and asset valuations when she spoke before the British Academy 'President's Lecture' in London last night. Yellen reiterated the message from the 14 June ...

Fearless forecasting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... Ho-hum. The Fed met and adjourned their 2-3 May FOMC meeting and it was a non-event, announcing no change in policy as Janet Yellen and her merry men see no change in their forecasts. "The Committee expects that, with gradual adjustments in the stance ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... week prior and down 3.5% from this year's high of 103.21. Reduced number of Fed rate hikes? Good thing Fed chair Janet Yellen was ahead of the game. In her press conference following the FOMC's decision to raise the fed funds rate by 25 bps to 0.75%-1.0% ...

One small rise in rates, one giant step towards normalisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... Reuters/Jefferies CRB index closed 1.7% higher signalling optimism over global growth. All these because fairy godmother Janet Yellen did what one and all expected - a 25 basis point lift in the federal funds rate to 0.75%-1.0% last night. "In view of ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... funds rate by another 25 basis points when the FOMC concludes its two-day meeting on the 15th of March. Fed Chair Janet Yellen hinted as much when she testified before the Senate Banking Committee (14 Feb) and the House Financial Services Committee (15 ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... expect the Fed to give interest rates another gentle lift. Rate hike speculations gathered momentum after Fed Chair Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking Committee (14 Feb) and the House Financial Services Committee (15 Feb). In her testimony ...

Activity and inflation going Yellen's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
The latest activity and inflation figures out of the US fit in nicely with Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. Talking about "The Goals of Monetary Policy and How We Pursue Them", Yellen all but confirmed ...