Tag: Interest Rates
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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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Japan’s Monetary Policy – Thoughts on Speech at BOJ by Ben Bernanke ( Part 1 )
Ben Bernanke, the former head of the Federal Reserve recently gave a talk/speech on Japanese Monetary Policy at the BOJ recently here. For those who do not know, I am a big economics nerd especially when it comes to monetary policy and I find this talk very interesting as I…
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To Raise or not to Raise – Central Bank’s Monetary Dilemma
Just wanted to highlight this article here by Reuters on the difficulties of being a central bank. As you all know, interest rates by historical standards are at an all time low all over the world now. This has raised concerns on over-inflated stock markets, excessive credit growth and asset…
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The Potential Implications of Trump’s USD1 trillion Infrastructure Fund on Malaysia – Capital Flows Perspective
How should we think about Trump’s USD1 trillion Infrastructure Fund
Slice of P.I.E 