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Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... whether the package would pass the House of Representatives, where both conservative "Tea Party" Republicans and liberal Democrats expressed opposition to it. Meanwhile, a closely-watched report on US manufacturing added to concerns about the weakness ...

Agreement reached on debt ceiling

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... debt ceiling has been both bitter and protracted. With two days to spare, President Obama urged both Republicans and Democrats to support the initiative. "We're not done yet: I want to urge members of both parties to do the right thing and support this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... deadline, when the Treasury says it will run out of cash, global markets are looking to Washington, where the White House, Democrats and Republicans have failed to agree a deficit-cutting plan. Tokyo ended 0.69 per cent, or 68.32 points, lower at 9,833.03 ...

No way USA can't repay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a bit of it fell on my head" (The Sky is Falling) as it watched the Democrats and the Republicans play a game of - well, chicken. Financial markets remained on edge as headlines continue to print the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... per cent) at 1,337.43, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 16.03 points (0.56 per cent) to stand at 2,842.80. Democrats and Republicans battled over the weekend and again throughout Monday over whose debt-and-deficit reduction plan was better ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... yes, I told you so. Remember what you read on this space yesterday, "...nearly there is not the same as already there. Democrats and Republicans would drag this out until the 11th hour hoping to get extra concessions from the other side." Sure enough ...

Earnings, debt ceiling and debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... default." You want me to say it? I told you so! There I said it. However, nearly there is not the same as already there. Democrats and Republicans would drag this out until the 11th hour hoping to get extra concessions from the other side. For as I explained ...

D-E-B-T

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... politicians on both sides of the party divide remain in stalemate over the avenue to take to resolve the problem. The Democrats proposed tax increases. The Republicans don't. The Republicans want deeper spending cuts and measures to cap government spending ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... which would have disastrous effects for the economy and financial markets. Boehner, a Republican, said that dealing with Democrats on the issue has been like "dealing with Jell-O." Signs of healthy growth in China also helped push stocks higher. Markets ...