Jerome Powell
Traders and economists are losing hope that interest rate cuts could occur in the first half of 2024 after discouraging data updates
9th Feb 24, 12:33pm
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Traders and economists are losing hope that interest rate cuts could occur in the first half of 2024 after discouraging data updates
Wholesale interest rates drop sharply after Statistics NZ reports soft economic data and the US Federal Reserve signals it could cut interest rates soon
15th Dec 23, 12:25pm
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Wholesale interest rates drop sharply after Statistics NZ reports soft economic data and the US Federal Reserve signals it could cut interest rates soon
War rooms and bailouts: How banks and the Fed are preparing for a US default – and the chaos expected to follow
17th May 23, 10:39am
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War rooms and bailouts: How banks and the Fed are preparing for a US default – and the chaos expected to follow
Federal Reserve’s ‘soft landing’ goal has become bumpier with rate hike plan hit by bank turbulence
25th Mar 23, 9:31am
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Federal Reserve’s ‘soft landing’ goal has become bumpier with rate hike plan hit by bank turbulence
Inflation will be extended if Kiwi's can't accept they are worse off, Reserve Bank’s Chief Economist Paul Conway says
23rd Mar 23, 2:20pm
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Inflation will be extended if Kiwi's can't accept they are worse off, Reserve Bank’s Chief Economist Paul Conway says
Worst bank turmoil since 2008 means Federal Reserve is damned if it does and damned if it doesn’t in decision over interest rates
21st Mar 23, 4:03pm
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Worst bank turmoil since 2008 means Federal Reserve is damned if it does and damned if it doesn’t in decision over interest rates
Alan Blinder explains why today's US Federal Reserve is in a vastly better position than the Fed of the early 1980s
15th Dec 22, 9:58am
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Alan Blinder explains why today's US Federal Reserve is in a vastly better position than the Fed of the early 1980s
RBNZ Governor says Covid, climate change and war have cut the globe's productive capacity, which central banks have to account for in the long run
5th Sep 22, 2:22pm
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RBNZ Governor says Covid, climate change and war have cut the globe's productive capacity, which central banks have to account for in the long run
Investors jubilant at the prospect of central banks avoiding brutally high interest rates, but the danger is far from gone
28th Jul 22, 2:15pm
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Investors jubilant at the prospect of central banks avoiding brutally high interest rates, but the danger is far from gone
Gareth Vaughan on oil & hubris, how the US could lose the new cold war, can central banks fix the causes of inflation, Vladimir Putin's rich friends, a new take on local politics & NZ's property risk
24th Jun 22, 9:15am
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Gareth Vaughan on oil & hubris, how the US could lose the new cold war, can central banks fix the causes of inflation, Vladimir Putin's rich friends, a new take on local politics & NZ's property risk
John Mauldin says taming inflation will be difficult, and the US Federal Reserve will have to clamp down even harder
20th Jun 22, 10:13am
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John Mauldin says taming inflation will be difficult, and the US Federal Reserve will have to clamp down even harder
Thursday breakfast briefing: US Fed hikes, eyes quantitative tightening from June, EU to ban Russian crude oil
5th May 22, 7:30am
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Thursday breakfast briefing: US Fed hikes, eyes quantitative tightening from June, EU to ban Russian crude oil
Gareth Vaughan on whether COVID corporate winners should share their profits with COVID corporate losers, Dr Doom vs crypto-currency spruikers, central bank cryptos & Fed boss gets serious about unemployment
13th Feb 21, 9:31am
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Gareth Vaughan on whether COVID corporate winners should share their profits with COVID corporate losers, Dr Doom vs crypto-currency spruikers, central bank cryptos & Fed boss gets serious about unemployment
Roger J Kerr sees the USD weakening in H1 2021, then a risk-off mood taking over and a USD recovery in H2
21st Dec 20, 8:46am
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Roger J Kerr sees the USD weakening in H1 2021, then a risk-off mood taking over and a USD recovery in H2
Gareth Vaughan takes a look at how and why central banks, including the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, use the stars to help meet, and try to meet, their monetary policy remits
21st Oct 20, 5:00am
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Gareth Vaughan takes a look at how and why central banks, including the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, use the stars to help meet, and try to meet, their monetary policy remits
Gareth Vaughan strives to spark a 21st century conversation on government debt, urging our politicians to leave the ghost of Rob Muldoon behind and focus on the real challenges New Zealand faces today
6th Oct 20, 11:56am
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Gareth Vaughan strives to spark a 21st century conversation on government debt, urging our politicians to leave the ghost of Rob Muldoon behind and focus on the real challenges New Zealand faces today
John Mauldin challenges US Federal Reserve policy, saying it has been at the very epicenter of some major problems
7th Sep 20, 11:17am
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John Mauldin challenges US Federal Reserve policy, saying it has been at the very epicenter of some major problems
Mauldin Economics' Patrick Watson bemoans that massive central bank intervention in financial markets allows zombie companies to stand in the way of progress and creates meaningless market pricing
24th Apr 20, 2:01pm
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Mauldin Economics' Patrick Watson bemoans that massive central bank intervention in financial markets allows zombie companies to stand in the way of progress and creates meaningless market pricing
Markets cautiously optimistic despite the US payrolls weaker than expected. Global equities and US Treasury yields consolidated. The NZD up. NZ rates up sharply across the curve
9th Sep 19, 7:53am
Markets cautiously optimistic despite the US payrolls weaker than expected. Global equities and US Treasury yields consolidated. The NZD up. NZ rates up sharply across the curve
Furious trade war actions overshadow Powell at Jackson Hole although he takes friendly fire too. Markets tumble. NZD holds up reasonably well on the sidelines. Orr 'waiting & watching' for now
26th Aug 19, 7:42am
Furious trade war actions overshadow Powell at Jackson Hole although he takes friendly fire too. Markets tumble. NZD holds up reasonably well on the sidelines. Orr 'waiting & watching' for now
Roger J Kerr says the US Fed Reserve will likely cut interest rates this week; the accompanying rhetoric on economic risks and future rate cuts will determine whether the US dollar holds its recent gains or recoils
29th Jul 19, 7:58am
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Roger J Kerr says the US Fed Reserve will likely cut interest rates this week; the accompanying rhetoric on economic risks and future rate cuts will determine whether the US dollar holds its recent gains or recoils
John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics says in such bizarre times all bets are off, but the storm clouds are gathering and someone, potentially you, is likely to get hit
22nd Jul 19, 2:05pm
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John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics says in such bizarre times all bets are off, but the storm clouds are gathering and someone, potentially you, is likely to get hit
Roger J Kerr says spectacular increases in iron ore, coal and gold prices are producing massive positive cash flows and profits for the mining companies and boosting Aussie government royalty revenue inflows and stimulating investment into new mines
22nd Jul 19, 8:18am
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Roger J Kerr says spectacular increases in iron ore, coal and gold prices are producing massive positive cash flows and profits for the mining companies and boosting Aussie government royalty revenue inflows and stimulating investment into new mines
Roger J Kerr says conventional economic “cause and effect” paradigms are out the window and the currency markets are just one part of the jig-saw trying to work out what it means for them
15th Jul 19, 8:34am
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Roger J Kerr says conventional economic “cause and effect” paradigms are out the window and the currency markets are just one part of the jig-saw trying to work out what it means for them
Global gloom following signs of falling EU and US growth drives NZ swap rate to record low
25th Mar 19, 2:37pm
Global gloom following signs of falling EU and US growth drives NZ swap rate to record low