The press is dominated by the timing of any reduction or cessation in the Fed’s current policy of open ended Quantitative Easing. That means that when any FOMC member makes an appearance than the first reporter’s question seems to be always as to when the Fed will be “tapering” it’s current policy. It was only […]
There hasn’t really been much to change in the last month — FIU
Looking through the haze of the headlines there hasn’t really been much to change in the last month. US Treasury yields are currently in a diminishing trading range with the last week seeing some yield curve flattening as the longer end of the curve saw declines in yields after the relatively strong demand seen in […]
Central Banks are seemingly the saviour of the world’s economy and financial markets — FIU
After Ben Bernanke’s speech at Jackson Hole where he highlighted the weakness of the US labour market in the Fed’s failing of its dual mandate, Friday’s very weak employment report has given rise to more speculation as to whether the FOMC on Thursday will announce a new large scale monetary easing. As I have argued […]
QE3 is now ruled out for this year — FIU
Ben Bernanke’s speech is very dull but has an important paragraph near the end. “As I have discussed today, it is also true that nontraditional policies are relatively more difficult to apply, at least given the present state of our knowledge. Estimates of the effects of nontraditional policies on economic activity and inflation are uncertain, […]
“Hopium” still there — FIU
“Hopium” still there, but why when the FOMC are clear about what they expect. The FOMC announced that they are extending Operation Twist until the end of the year, beyond the expiry of next month. The FOMC therefore, to me, is ruling out any new form of Quantitative Easing, QE3, this year. The Equity markets […]