Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON (April 11): Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the US central bank’s task has shifted from a post-crisis exercise of healing the economy to one aimed at holding on to progress made.

SINGAPORE (April 3): CIMB Research is upgrading its sector outlook on Singapore REITs (S-REITs) from “underweight” to “overweight” on a dovish Fed outlook in addition to a potential sector re-rating ahead of a broader physical recovery in 2018.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Indonesia’s rupiah could reverse gains that made it emerging Asia’s top performer in 2016 as some of the currency’s key supports risk turning into Achilles heels.

SINGAPORE (March 6): Upcoming macro events are to drive volatility in markets this month, according to DBS Vickers Securities.

NEW YORK (Feb 3): The Federal Reserve has emboldened gold bulls.

WASHINGTON (Feb 2): The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday in its first meeting since President Donald Trump took office, but painted a relatively upbeat picture of the US economy that suggested it was on track to tighten monetary pol

WASHINGTON (Jan 5): Federal Reserve officials focused on the impact of potential fiscal stimulus during their December policy meeting, with many starting to worry that the central bank might eventually be forced to quicken the pace of interest-rate increa

SINGAPORE (Jan 3): Singapore banks are expected to benefit from the increase in interest rates along with the Fed’s rate hike in December.

(Dec 15): Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for the first time this year and forecast a steeper path for borrowing costs in 2017, saying inflation expectations have increased “considerably” and suggesting the labor market is tightening.

BANGKOK (Nov 25): Less than a decade ago, the International Monetary Fund used to talk about Asian countries piling up too much in their currency-reserve stockpiles.