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Boston Bombs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... worrying. What about the tumble in commodities? There are two ways to look at it. The bearish way: Big Ben's QE3, Super Mario's OMT and action man Kuroda's bigger and wider APP are failing in their quest at reflation. This and, of course, the fall out ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... again, reinforces that aged-old adage on Wall Street, "don't fight the Fed". No, you wouldn't want that -- not when Super Mario "whatever it takes" Draghi's fighting alongside Uncle Ben. It's because of him that benchmark bond yields in the PIS - Portugal ...

No Grexit, no Cyprexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... Draghi said earlier this month, "Cyprus's economy is a small economy but the systemic risks may not be small." Ergo, Super Mario will do 'whatever it takes' to bring the tiny island back to the fold. While Cyprus has created headlines everywhere, financial ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... and the rise of the anti-austerity parties. But we now have the ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions (OMTs) and the Super Mario's "whatever it takes" pledge - reasons why Italian government bonds didn't spike as much this time around. Admittedly, economic ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... they're far, far below last year's high of 7.2% and all a,-4 billion worth Italy planned to sell, sold. And why not? Super Mario is here. Last night, ECB President Mario Draghi left no room for interpretation when he said that, "Our monetary policy remains ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... said in an e-mail. "Such a scenario would be the worst-case outlook." How quickly markets forget. They've forgotten Super Mario's (Draghi not Monti) pledged to whatever it takes and backed up by OMTs. How quickly markets forget fresh French President ...

Time to buy the bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... But as we've been witnesses to this year, they didn't do that. The most well-known of course is the Fed's QE3 and Super Mario's OMTs, but China, Japan, the UK, Brazil and the RBA, among others, have implemented their own counter measures. The IMF's official ...

Failure is not an option

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... equities have risen by more than 3% since and emerging market equities are up 5% since 5 September (the day before Super Mario announced OMTs). However, it seems that the rising tide does not lift all boats equally. Take the case of the BRICs for instance. ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... time markets are willing Spain to go ahead, ask for a bailout. Because it's only after it goes a-begging begs that Super Mario's OMTs will be triggered and the ECB can start buying its bonds. This is what's different from the PIG experience of yesteryears. ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... budget. The Ibex-35 plunged by 3.92% and 10-year government bond yields climbed back up to 6.06% -- the first time since Super Mario announced OMTs last 6 September. But while the threat of Catalonia's secession might be just that - Spain's Constitution ...