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Chief economist update: Deflated expectations lift deflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... growth in the country's consumer prices significantly beyond zero. In his press conference after the 27-28 April FOMC meeting, Fed Chairman Powell stated that, "Readings on inflation have increased and are likely to rise somewhat further before moderating. ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... easy..." - Cat Stevens This is the US Federal Reserve's message to the markets at the conclusion of its April FOMC meeting in its efforts to calm concerns over rising inflation expectations that would eventually force the Fed's hand into tapering ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
US Fed monetary policy decision No one expected the Fed to alter monetary settings this month - and they didn't - primarily due to the disappointing May employment report released in early June - and it was, "Information received since the Federal Open ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... not the written one. Not when they're inked in black in white and autographed as in the minutes of the 26-27 April FOMC meeting. "Participants expressed a range of views about the likelihood that incoming information would make it appropriate to adjust ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... greenback. And oh, it also reduces inflation pressure. The Fed is clued in on this. The minutes of its 28-29 April FOMC meeting revealed that members discussed the "damping influence of the dollar's appreciation". "A number of participants suggested ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... the FOMC statement, "...an increase in the target range for the federal funds rate remains unlikely at the April FOMC meeting. Or this, "This change in the forward guidance does not indicate that the Committee has decided on the timing of the initial ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... side for who knows when, ensuring that liquidity remains plentiful. The Fed said so themselves and from their April FOMC meeting minutes they told us that they are prepared to embark on "another program of asset purchases" if there is "a significant ...
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