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 […]
Archives for May 2013
South Korea surprised the market — FIU
Looks likely we have seen the peak in 10yr US Treasury yields for this month and most likely the quarter. South Korea surprised the market today with a 25bp cut in its base rate to 2.5%, it follows the earlier than expected cut by the Australian Central Bank earlier this week. Why would Asian/Pacific central […]
The D word haunts everyone — FIU
Deflation is the scariest word! The FOMC statement last night managed somehow to avoid saying what surely should be what is on every member of the FOMCs’ lips- DEFLATION. The recent Federal Reserve Bank regional surveys have shown that inflation is falling and quickly, and the recent Business surveys from ISM in the US have […]