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Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... the labor market, and it would take unprecedented job growth to return to full employment in the next few years." Madam Yellen's is backed by the latest US non-farm payrolls report that showed the economy added 49,000 jobs in January -- lower than market ...

Chief economist update: Americans who want work will find it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Financial markets expect the US Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting this week (7-8 November) to be a ho-hum event. In fact, the CME FedWatch Tool puts the probability of the Fed keeping the fed funds rate at 2-2.25% at 92.8% - almost a sure "no change" ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... President Donald Trump will deliver his 'State of the Union' address and the Fed meets for the first time this year (and Madam Yellen's last). In Europe, we'll get the latest update on the region's economic growth (fourth quarter GDP) and inflation. ...

Three is the magic number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... could persuade the Fed to tighten monetary policy by much more than it intends to at this time. But to paraphrase Madam Yellen, we'll cross the bridge when we get there.

Powell power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... steps towards normalisation. Yes Virginia, we've heard and read all these before. But it could not be denied that Madam Yellen will be leaving the US economy in much better shape than it was when she assumed office on the 3rd of February 2014. The US ...

Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... 81.7% from 82.7% before the CPI report's release and 87.8% a week prior. The less than 100% certainty could be due to Madam Yellen's admission that, "our understanding of the forces that drive inflation is imperfect, and we recognise that this year's ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... (the VIX index's long-term average is around 20) could imply investor complacence. Yes, there's none of that from Madam Yellen this time. What gives? I could only surmise that what gave are the central banks giving financial markets "almost" real time ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... except to say that "the repricing of the exchange rate has received some attention". Perhaps, it's because (to use Madam Yellen's words), the economy is evolving broadly as anticipated. While inflation remains below the ECB's 2.0% target - headline at ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... since the start of 2016. In her testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress on 17 November, Madam Yellen declared: "Were the FOMC to delay increases in the federal funds rate for too long, it could end up having to tighten policy ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... medium term." These over-emphasis in the change in semantics is laughable, if not outright stupid, when you consider Madam Yellen's stated intent to keep you, I and Irene informed and prepared well in advance when she's about to push the lift-off button. ...
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