Tag: FED
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If I Were to Explain “Contagion” and the Current SVB Debacle to the Regular Person on the Street
Follow and subscribe to get on my email list for my Medium and WordPress to get updates on my latest writings! Picture this. You are going to the bank to withdraw your money. You put in your ATM card and press your password. A moment later, a red pop-up message…
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Looking at the FED Objectively on Whether It’s Going to Taper
You would have heard about the FED “tapering” or reducing their bond-buying programs/increase interest rates these days. The FED’s action would have consequences for the world. Read more below on what I think the FED is going to do! I have previously written about the impact of the FED on…
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How Does the Federal Reserve Impact Us, the Regular Person on the Street
Have you always wondered how the Federal Reserve decisions impact us all the way on the other side of the world? You would have surely heard all about the Federal Reserve (FED) increasing or decreasing interest rates, keeping the economy going, and many other statements. However, how does it actually…
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Malaysia Portfolio Investment Calls and Stock Market Update (14 May 2020)
Disclaimer: This research should be used purely for informational purposes and is my own personal opinion. I bear no responsibility to whatever investment decisions taken by anyone with regards to this research. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) today is unchanged at 1,397 points. Around the region, most markets were…
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Japan’s Monetary Policy – Thoughts on Speech at BOJ by Ben Bernanke ( Part 2 )
Here is part 2 on the traditional central bank mechanisms and how it has evolved with the ongoing environment. Please find part 1 here “Although Japan’s economy is growing only slowly, that largely reflects longer-term forces, notably a shrinking labor force and slow productivity growth, factors which are not…
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Why Bank Negara Malaysia should just let the ringgit do its thing – to float freely (Part 1)
Much has been said over the months from the years of 2014-2015 about the weakness of the ringgit, about how its decline should be controlled by the various governmental institutions (Bank Negara Malaysia), or more extreme, the pegging of the ringgit to a major currency or a basket of currencies.…
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