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Chief economist update: The Goldilocks rate of interest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... was mainly a playback of what markets already know and have speculated about since the US central bank's June policy meeting or in former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld words - they're known knowns. He was optimistic on growth (as he should) ...

US bond yields zipped by ZIRP?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... from US$45 billion at the end of last year to less than half that this month. At the conclusion of its 17-18 June policy meeting, the FOMC announced that, "Beginning in July, the Committee will add to its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... month before. Stubbornly high inflation has kept the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the sidelines. In its June policy meeting, the RBI did nothing - it kept its key repo rate unchanged at a high 8.0%, the reverse repo rate at 7.0% and the cash reserve ...

Trick or treat?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... debated". And for good measure, Jon followed up with "Federal Reserve officials are likely to signal at their June policy meeting that they're on track to begin pulling back their $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program later this year, as long as the ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... wrote in the Wall Street Journal last week that, "Federal Reserve officials are likely to signal at their June policy meeting that they're on track to begin pulling back their $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program later this year, as long as the economy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... 1341.45. The Nasdaq fell 14.35 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 2887.98. Markets dipped after the Federal Reserve's June policy meeting minutes showed that several of its top policy makers wanted to look at tools to bolster the financial system amid a weak ...
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