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Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... over the course of the following year and thereafter. Still, I cannot help but be amazed at how deftly Fed Chair Janet Yellen pulled lift-off off - more so, if viewed in contrast with the ECB President Mario Draghi's disastrous handling of his own "policy ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... Americans. And it reflects the Committee's confidence that the economy will continue to strengthen." This is how US Fed Chair Janet explained the FOMC's historic decision - and it was unanimous. Not only this, Wonder Janet emphasised that, "...with the ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Two days before lift-off. But in case there's still any doubt, allow me to replay what US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee only less than a forthnight ago: "... I anticipate continued economic growth ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... disrupting financial markets and perhaps even inadvertently push the economy into recession." This is what Fed Chair Janet Yellen told the Economic Club of Washington last night - the same words that the Joint Economic Committee would hear when she testifies ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... transitory factors fading -- that inflation will move up to 2 percent." These were the words that came out of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's lips when she testified before the House Financial Services Committee last night that suggest a December lift-off remains ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... priced in the hike, the Fed pulled back and decided to hold the decision for at least another month. The Fed's chair Janet Yellen voiced concerns about the volatility that China triggered in August and about global market instability more broadly. Ironically ...

Janet vindicated

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... following their 16-17 September FOMC meeting. Perhaps, but Wall Street and the world weren't pleased when Fed Chair Janet Yellen maintained the suspense over the timing of the very first US interest rate hike in nine years -- underscored by the S&P 500 ...

Fed will lift later this year if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
Too bad for Wall Street, the closing bell has already rung even before US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen uttered her first word on "Inflation Dynamics and Monetary Policy" at the At the Philip Gamble Memorial Lecture, University of Massachusetts ...

Expect slow "boil" Fed hikes: Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has delayed the interest rate lift off; supporting Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass' view that tightening will be drawn out over many years. Presenting to some 800 advisers at Sydney's Westin Hotel ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... "...two previous Fed chairmen, Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan, used... to signal major shifts in policy." Fed Chair Janet Yellen would be 'persona non attending' but this year's topic, "Inflation Dynamics and Monetary Policy" will provide a clue on ...