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Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... facilities to support corporate markets." These after a 150 basis point cut in interest rates before its scheduled 17-18 FOMC meeting (which was cancelled). In Australia, the RBA's rate cuts on March 3 and March 19 - the official cash rate is now ...

Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... help address "highly unusual disruptions" in Treasury market amid coronavirus outbreak, ahead of its scheduled 17-18 March FOMC meeting, where it's expected to cut interest rates again. The Bank of Canada (BOC) cuts its benchmark interest rates by ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... bull market by delivering another 25 bps hike in the fed funds rate to 2.25%-2.50% at the conclusion of its 18-19 December FOMC meeting. Some would claim that the deleterious impact of the coronavirus on the globe is worse than at the height of the tariff ...

Chief economist update: It's a holiday for the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... Fed's door. As expected, the US central bank kept monetary policy settings unchanged at the conclusion of its January FOMC meeting. "The Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 percent," it said. ...

Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... through last week's news of good tidings... and they came in threes. First stop, at the conclusion of its December 10-11 FOMC meeting, the US Federal Reserve indicated that it would not cut interest rates further - currently at 1.5%-1.75% -- because ...

Chief economist update: Has the Fed conquered the yield curve?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
Mission accomplished! This appears to be the Fed's latest missive at the conclusion of its 10-11 December FOMC meeting - after three 25 bps cuts - in July, September and October - that took the fed funds rate from 2.5% to 1.75%. Fed chair Jerome ...

Chief economist update: US consumer power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... central bank maintaining the fed funds rate at the 1.50%-1.75% are all higher than a rate cut starting from its December 2019 FOMC meeting right through its next six meetings in 2020 (September 2020). The likelihood of a rate cut then surpasses the "on ...

Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates down another 25 basis points to 1.5%-1.75% on October 30 (the third in as many FOMC meetings - July and September). And China appears to be getting back up too. The Caixin China manufacturing PMI rose from 51.4 ...

Chief economist update: Fed pause could be a short one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell wouldn't be too happy with this new development. In his press conference - after the FOMC cut the fed funds rate a third time in as many meetings to 1.5%-1.75% -- Powell shared his optimism over the outlook for ...

Chief economist update: It's the money, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... underpinned by bullish headlines that include: positive US-China trade talks; near-certainty of another Fed rate cut at its October FOMC meeting and the latest reporting season showing company earnings coming in better than expected. "Roughly 80% have ...