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Goldilocks is back in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... haven buying - yields on 10-year US Treasuries remain low in spite of the Fed's US$10 billion monthly reduction in asset purchases (US$5 billion for Treasuries) this year. US 10-years are currently yielding 2.4%, down from 3.04% at the start of 2014. ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... yesterday's news. There were no Kinder Surprises from the FOMC - it'll withdraw another US$10 bil reducing its total asset purchases to US$15 billion starting next month and still thinks it "will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for ...

It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... steady as she goes - with relatively minor changes to the Fed statement and another US$10 billion tapered from its asset purchases. The Fed would have made its decision presumably after it had taken a sneak peek of that key stat - the employment report ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... interest rates would become even more considerable and/or it might slow/stall tapering or even increase purchases - "asset purchases are not a preset course" (FOMC statement). However, no rational human being can take delight at man's inhumanity to man. ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... 2009." Yup, that long ago! It also noted the timing and size of its asset purchase programme. "A programme of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves was initiated on 5 March 2009. The previous change in the size of that programme ...

Fed alert to market reaction to Fed action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... final taper, would it be US$10 bil withdrawn in October or US$15 bil? "... it would be appropriate to complete asset purchases with a $15 billion reduction in the pace of purchases..." The 'because' says it all. "...in order to avoid having the small ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... longer-term Treasury securities starting next month. "The Committee will likely continue to reduce the pace of asset purchases in measured steps at future meetings" but "...as I have emphasized before, purchases are not on a preset course, and the Committee's ...

UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... "...the economy remains fragile and many economists expect the central bank to restart its quantitative easing asset purchases of provide other stimulus soon after former Canadian central bank chief takes Mark Carney takes over from governor Mervyn King ...

Help is on its way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... benchmark rate, now at 0.25 per cent, and the deposit rate, which is at zero". "A much lower likelihood is given to asset purchases, which were seen by just 8 per cent of the economists." Is this all? Please sir... could we have some more? These are ...

Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... "no fear" attitude among investors since. And why should they be? Yes, the Fed's in the midst of tapering its asset purchases (by US$10 billion monthly) but... it's also at pains forward guiding markets that interest rates would remain low for longer. ...