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September -- morn or mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... market ends during those times when the Fed's rate hikes plunge the economy into a recession. The timing of the first Fed rate hike isn't that big of a deal - Yellen told us so - what matters more is the speed and depth of subsequent ones. And here ...

Bond investors warned not to overlook defence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... to do - either staying stable or posting positive returns. "The coming months up until and a little bit after the Fed rate hike are going to be a real testing ground for these types of strategies. When we see negative returns across traditional bond ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... developments in the Greek debt saga," Ric Spooner, chief market analyst in Sydney at CMC Markets said. "The first Fed rate hike now seems at least several months away. While this supports equity valuations, it also means that the outlook for world growth ...

Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... down by 2.0% because of Argentina's debt default, Portugal's Banco Espiritu Santo, heightened geopolitical risks, Fed rate hike speculation, China slowing, Greenspan warning of "a significant correction", etcetera, etcetera. There's this, there's that ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... on/QE (I, II and III) off and taper on/taper off and... shortly before the flaring up of geo-political tensions, Fed rate hike soon/Fed rate hike later. But despite geo-political tensions being the mainstay of headlines these days - and narratives relating ...

Quicker and faster hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
What's she done now? All this commotion... and just at her first ever meeting chairing the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The S&P 500 index fell by as much as 1.2% and yields on 10-year US Treasuries spiked by as much as 12 basis points overnight ...

Emerging markets enter hibernation

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
Emerging market fund flows are at a virtual stasis after recent volatility and a large scale capital exodus in June, according to the latest figures released by Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR). Emerging market fund flows were virtually stagnant ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
US housing data released overnight has all but assured another Fed rate hike after its 28-29 June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. However, weak forward housing indicators put in doubt speculation for a further rate increase immediately ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
... the 29 June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. At the same time, it raised speculation of a follow-up Fed rate hike in August. The 0.3 per cent increase in core inflation in May marked the third straight month that this measure came in above ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
Investor anxiety ebbed slightly over the course of last week's financial market trading activity with both volatility and risk aversion easing from heightened levels. Inflation fears kept investors on tenterhooks over the past fortnight amid concern ...