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Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Two days before lift-off. But in case there's still any doubt, allow me to replay what US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee only less than a forthnight ago: "... I anticipate continued economic growth ...

US Fed cleared for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... years. Reports put the odds of a lift-off rising to 80%. But after the strong US jobs numbers and overlayed with US Fed chief Janet Yelland's words to the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee a day prior that... 100K is O-K, lift off is 100% on its ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... risk disrupting financial markets and perhaps even inadvertently push the economy into recession." This is what Fed Chair Janet Yellen told the Economic Club of Washington last night - the same words that the Joint Economic Committee would hear when ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... quarter real GDP growth from the initial estimate of 1.5% (annualised rate) to 2.1%. The headline number says... go ahead Janet make our day!...the details tell a different story. Yet the details show that the upgrade was largely due to a bigger build-up ...

Pepared for "lift-off" watch out for "ceasing"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... tightening that matters - and that pace would be "go slow" - has FINALLY sunk into market consciousness. Yes "FINALLY" for Janet & Co had been telling us this since talks of lift-off and dot plots began. Here's Bloomberg's headline back on 21 April 2015 ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... 0.1%, albeit from an eight-month high. Yes folks, we have prepared and are now prepared for a December lift-off. So go ahead Janet, make our Christmas! Remove this lingering uncertainty so we could move on and speculate on the next lift.

Club Plus Super increases women on trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... directors are women following two new appointments at the $2 billion industry superannuation fund. ClubsNSW announced both Janet Torney and Dominique Hogan-Doran are joining as trustee directors with the former assuming the position of chairman from ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... transitory factors fading -- that inflation will move up to 2 percent." These were the words that came out of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's lips when she testified before the House Financial Services Committee last night that suggest a December lift-off remains ...

Not this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
With data like these, there's just no way Josie, er... Janet. If Janet were true to her word that the Fed's policy actions are data dependent, then the latest data servings from USA Inc. have locked in the status quo for at least until 2015 turns into ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... dis-inflation into inflation - Draghi did what Draghi had to do... even if it meant being called Santa Mario for it. What would be Janet's reaction? The ECB's announcement has put upward pressure on the US dollar. More so, if the BOJ follows suit this ...