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Chief economist update: Wheels of US recession in motion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
"Your breath first kindled the dead coal of wars And brought in matter that should feed this fire; And now 'tis far too huge to be blown out With that same weak wind which enkindled it." - The Life and Death of King John Bill Shakespeare might just ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... you thought I said but I'm not sure you realise that what you heard is not what I meant." Times have changed since 'the Maestro's' reign. The central banks of today are bending over backwards to signal the change in stances in monetary policy to the ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... don't think it's possible" that the Fed could end QE without causing a turmoil in financial markets. Not my words but 'the maestro's" - former Fed head Alan Greenspan. Long live QE?

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... quarter. So why didn't Wall Street jump with joy and sing hallelujah last night? Could it be because of the return of 'The Maestro'? In his interview on Bloomberg TV, former Fed head Alan Greenspan warned that, "The stock market has recovered so sharply ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... be starting to tire of playing this game. Have markets given up on BOE credibility? This makes me wonder if Alan 'the maestro' Greenspan's meme over central bank communication (aka " Fedspeak ") was better all along. According to 'the maestro', he Fedspoke ...

'Tis the season to be bubbly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... monetary easing". Hip, hip... Mo' money for you and for me and the entire human race. Yes Virginia, be happy for even 'the maestro' (Alan Greenspan) has reappeared on Bloomberg Television go forth and buy. "In a sense, we are actually at relatively low ...

Hedge fund maestro Hintze voices concern over regulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
Tighter regulation poses the greatest challenge to the hedge fund industry, according to Australian industry legend Sir Michael Hintze. Speaking at the Alternative Investment Management Association's Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney this week, Hintze said ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... lovely, methinks we've returned to Fedspeak with Bernanke speaking in tongues. Remember this quote attributed to 'the Maestro' Alan Greenspan, "I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realise that what you heard ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... that QE tapering is nigh? Uncle Ben said so. Or did he? That's the $85 billion question isn't it? In the words of "the Maestro" Alan Greenspan, "Since becoming a central banker, I have learned to mumble with great incoherence. If I seem unduly clear ...
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