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It doesn't compute

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... members of the FOMC this year. Too, their prescription goes against the grain of the FOMC voters' promise to keep monetary policy highly accommodative for a "considerable time after...the economic recovery strengthens". Just as I've written in a previous ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... the financial markets for a sooner rather than later exit. But then, the Fed was also explicit in its 1 May 2013 monetary policy statement. "To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee expects that a highly ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... cents to $3.905. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, the High Court is expected to release its judgement on Aristocrat Technologies Australia's case against Global ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... one point at 5,195. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, the High Court is expected to release its judgement in the Aristocrat Technologies Australia vs Global ...

Investors need income rethink after RBA rate cut

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... reporting season was indicative of the softness in the real economy and with financial conditions remaining tight and monetary policy being less effective in a de-leveraging cycle, there is a clear need for lower rates."

Don't be disappointed if the ECB disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... alone, governments need to do their part". Yes folks, he asked governments to their part in repairing the broken monetary policy transmission mechanism - lower interest rates are not reaching the battered sovereigns that need them. What good would another ...

Three arrows hitting the spot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... action man BOJ Kuroda to do more potaytos. "Winning international understanding gives me more confidence to conduct monetary policy appropriately...We will continue our qualitative and quantitative easing for the next two years." That's one of the arrows ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... jobs market improves. Last week's weak jobs report suggests that could be a while. "Reduced fears of tightening monetary policy is helping lift the market after the FOMC minutes showed a majority of the Fed is still opposed to tampering (with) its bond-buying ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... for 2.4 per cent. The news eased investor concerns that another high figure would prompt authorities to tighten monetary policy further. "All else equal, the more growth there can be in China, the more demand there will ultimately be for basic materials," ...

Ben's your uncle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... otherwise). At the conclusion of its scheduled 2-day FOMC meeting last night, Uncle Ben renewed his vow to maintain monetary policy accommodation - fed funds rate close to zero and QE3 - for as long as America's jobless rate remains above 6.5% and inflation ...