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Herding 20 cats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... direction, which in many years passed, have been made for their own benefit. In the words of former US Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, "I don't know how we accommodate ourselves to it...You cannot be dependent upon these (emerging) countries for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... is underway in major economies. US industrial production data, merger and acquisition activity and US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments a day earlier that the US was out of recession all fuelled the positive sentiment. London's benchmark ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... California conference. The tone was similarly positive at the Brookings Institution in Washington, with US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declaring that, "The recession is very likely over at this point." But he was not making 'a lot of money' ...

V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... wave the white flag as the thundering herd forces them back into hibernation. The "Maestro," former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was quoted overnight thinking out loud that the recession may be close to ending as he expects growth to reach ...

When it's too late

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... Roubini came out last week declaring that the US recession will end this year. He is now line ball with US Federal Reserve Chairman Benny Bernanke's prediction for the recession to be over "probably this year." We are five months away from the end of ...

Best laid plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... Mark II" and spend, spend, spend. Well I guess, now that Wall Street is back in a jolly good mood, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke thought it wise to jump the gun by laying out his exit plan to Congress before market clamour for it grows loud ...

Riccardian equivalence redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... and other US government creditors now wringing their hands. The jury is still out on America. Even US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is hedging his bet. In his testimony before Congress overnight, he remarked that, 'significant stresses remain ...

Que sera, sera

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... Federal funds target rate below 1 per cent is certainly feasible. This was the statement delivered by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in his speech before the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce in Texas. Financial markets practically ignored ...

The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Those of you who still remember the 'Maestro' - former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan - would also recall one of his musings, the long-term interest rate conundrum. In his testimony before the US Congress in February 2005, Greenspan declared ...

Three wise economists

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... pre-crisis margin of 9 basis points. Nevertheless, the downward trend in USD Libor rates is encouraging. US Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke's testimony before the House of Congress' Budget Committee also inspired investor confidence. In his testimony ...