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As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kaskari asks: "...if you don't have any inflation why raise rates?" And then there are Chicago Fed president Charles Evans and Fed board member Lael Brainard, arguing that current low inflation could cause inflation expectations ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... and the BOE met in late January/early Feb. Few also gave a hoo-ha on Fedspeak - St. Louis Fed president Bullard and Chicago Fed president Evans both spoke about the economy and monetary policy (at different venues) last week as did Fed VP Stanley Fischer ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... 20th consecutive month of year-on-year contraction. Our thoughts and prayers to the people of Japan. Stay safe. US Chicago Fed national activity index Though still in the negative, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index continues to improve. The index ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... indicators, such as leading indicators of labor markets, suggesting some risks to growth persist." The decline in the Chicago Fed national activity index - which gauges overall economic activity and related inflationary pressure --corroborates this risk ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... had the highest sex ratio of 112.3 (more males) while Victoria the lowest at 97.8 by the end of fiscal year 2015. Chicago Fed National Activity Index The Fed would be justified in lifting interest rates in September if it bases its decision solely on ...

Not so durable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... Fed index remains in contraction at minus 3.5 in January (although better than December's minus 10.2 reading); the Chicago Fed index's at minus 0.22 in January and that from Dallas (yup, the oil county) dropped to a reading of minus 34.6 from minus 21.6 ...

You can forget June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... dollar would not only restrain "US net exports and economic growth", it would also keep inflation low. This supports Chicago Fed pres Charles Evans' argument for a lift off "until sometime in early 2016" in his speech in Munich overnight. "Inflation ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... certain that the 'transitory factors' that slowed the economy in the first quarter have gone away. This as much was what Chicago Fed pres Charles Evans told his audience at the Columbus Economic Development Board Annual Meeting in Columbus, IN, on 4 ...

From the mouths of Feds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... James Bullard in London: "Zero is no longer the appropriate interest rate for the U.S. economy." Wednesday, 25 March: Chicago Fed pres Charles Evans in London: "Economic conditions are likely to evolve in a way such that it will be appropriate to hold ...

Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... anticipated, the consequences for the US economy could lead the Fed to remove accommodation more slowly than otherwise."A Chicago Fed president Evans advised that the Fed should be "exceptionally patient" on rates lift off. Has the Fed lost its mojo? ...
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