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Inflation expectations says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable," indicators indicate otherwise. As the chart below shows, US inflation expectations 5 and 10 years out have been running below the Fed's target for at least a year now. Now cast your minds back ...

Lift Janet lift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... November's plus 7 reading. The LMCI's positive and lagged correlation with core inflation give credence to arguments that US inflation would remain below the Fed's target for a little while still - and this, even before the Fed lifts and before factoring ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... investors' attention focused to an EU summit on relations with the ex-Soviet states and the Greek crisis as well as US inflation data. In the euro area, Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 0.42 per cent to 11,815.01 points on Friday and the CAC 40 in Paris dipped ...

The bad and the bad and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... 20bps to 1.43% and heck, Irish bonds were smiling, they didn't budge at all, unchanged at 0.60%. Now for the bad US inflation and the Fed lift-off. The US dollar would be soaring if the markets really, truly believed this, would it not? But nah, the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell amid signs that US inflation is rising. At 0827 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,968. In local economic news on Wednesday, the ...

"Patient" is the (key)word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... the supercharged US dollar is beginning to take its toll on US economic growth and, combined with cheap oil prices, US inflation. Funny that the near-term direction of the US economy and its financial markets hinge on just one word - "patient" - the ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... prices remains the biggest contributor, it's also a fact that the strong US dollar is putting downward pressure on US inflation. The latest inflation report shows America is now in deflation based on the headline measure - minus 0.1% in January from ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... euro climbed to $US1.1208 from $US1.1198 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed after US inflation data renewed speculation of an interest rate hike, as Tokyo advanced to a fresh high despite disappointing figures challenging ...

Are we there now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... not so soon. This is because of the US dollar strength and oil price weakness which at the very least keep a lid on US inflation. Then again, I know what I'll want for Christmas (aside from my two front teeth) when it comes to a choice between paying ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... showed a slight pick-up in Chinese manufacturing activity. The US dollar edged higher following a surprising rise in US inflation while the euro edged up after falling on speculation that the European Central Bank will widen its bond-buying program. ...