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Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... Australian labour market and... we'll be right mate! But wait! This smacks of the same optimism ex-Fed chairman Ben Bernanke blurted out about a couple of years before the GFC hit: "...we do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... wrong. The "Great Recession of 2008" happened. And before what happened, happened, no less than then Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was dismissive of the signals of trouble flashing right before his eyes. Quotes published by "Business Insider" prove this ...

Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... panacea". Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress on 4 October 2011, then Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared that, "Monetary policy can be a powerful tool, but it is not a panacea for the problems currently faced by the US economy... ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... it, 'ey? It's Ben all around. This little Ben quotes soul singer and composer singer Ben to explain Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's influence on financial markets. The US government is officially closed for business. Not good for the butcher, the baker and ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... stimulus confirms how far these markets have matured since the GFC. In May through June this year US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke issued repeated none-to-veiled signals that the Fed was about to start tapering down its government bond buying program from ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... Fed president James Bullard's comments weighed on investor sentiment, as it came only days after US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke had suggested quantitative easing would continue, Australian Stock Report senior equities analyst Benny Sada said. "That really ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... money would continue to be pumped into the world's largest economy. Shares in Australia soared on US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that central bank support through stimulus would continue for the foreseeable future, after flagging an end to it ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... thought the $US85 billion a month bond buying program should be wound up by the end of this year. US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke signalled last month that quantitative easing (QE) could end by mid-2014, depending on economic circumstances, which caused ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... cent) to 3,364.63. The US fall followed large drops in Asian and European markets, sparked first by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's statement Wednesday that the US central bank could wind up its $85 billion-a-month stimulus program by mid-2014. LONDON - ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... per cent, with a similar result from the broader All Ordinaries index. The falls follow comments from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke that the US central bank could begin winding back its $US85 billion-a-month bond-buying program some time later this year ...
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