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Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... sooner-than-later taper expectations, along comes Robert Steven Kaplan -- president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. While the US Federal Reserve was waxing optimistic on the outlook for the general economy at the conclusion ...

Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... target in a stable manner". This was as expected and in-line with unchanged policy decisions by its peers - the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England - in the same month. Besides, the BOJ was waxing optimistic over the outlook ...

Chief economist update: Powell said, Yellen said

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... fallout has been real and widespread, the worst was avoided by swift and vigorous action-from Congress and the Federal Reserve, from across government and cities and towns, and from individuals, communities, and the private sector. More people held on ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... employment and inflation has risen to 2% and is on track to moderately exceed 2% for some time." "In addition, the Federal Reserve will continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed ...

Tide turns in ETFs, managed funds inflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... billion in inflows) and so did commodities (US$37.6 billion in inflows). But equities funds were in outflows. "The Federal Reserve bought high-yield and corporate bond funds midyear to support the fixed-income market, and its actions helped both categories ...

Chief economist update: Fed acts with inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... employment and inflation has risen to 2% and is on track to moderately exceed 2% for some time." "In addition, the Federal Reserve will continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed ...

Chief economist update: Worse news is better news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... to support the flow of credit to households and businesses, it would be appropriate over coming months for the Federal Reserve to increase its holdings of Treasury securities and agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and CMBS at least ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... addition to the lives and livelihoods of tens of millions of people across the country." The message was sent to the Federal Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity ...

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... central bank to pump liquidity into the market through corporate bond purchases may help buffer the market. "The Federal Reserve's April 9 announcement that it would be including COVID-19-era fallen angel credits in its corporate liquidity facilities ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... issued by US companies that were investment grade on March 22, 2020," he said. "By purchasing these bonds, the Federal Reserve is able to lower the borrowing costs for investment-grade companies and thus facilitate economic activity."