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UK becoming OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... land that is girth by sea. The 10% drop in iron ore prices over the past two days and reports of BHP's dumping of its Olympic Dam mine expansion may have given the report some credibility for now everyone and his dog that has a screen and mouse are in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... dipped 0.17 per cent, or 7.4 points, to close at 4,376.0, as mining giant BHP Billiton delayed expansion of its massive Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine after posting a near 35 per cent slump in annual net profit. Seoul fell 0.41 per cent, or 8.03 ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
Indecisions, indecisions... Is this the sound of silence I hear? Investors appear to have stopped on their tracks, unsure of whether the next move would be a jump or a dive. But with momentum blowing on their tail, chances are the uptrend that started ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Another day, another blah to keep risk takers happy. Yes Virginia, in keeping up with our Olympics theme, it's turning out to be a blah relay. This time, Eric S. Rosengren -- president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - is running with the blah ...

Maybe next month

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
"I know I'm just a fool who's willing to sit around and wait for you But baby can't you see, there's nothin' else for me to do, I'm hopelessly devoted to you..." - Olivia Newton John Yes, yes yo Virginia. After only a day of making their disappointments ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
While waiting for CB's to walk their talks, I came upon a number of reports about how the Australian dollar is becoming a major reserve currency. It has rebounded to a five-month high of US$1.0510 last night and up 8.3% from this year's US$0.9705 low ...

Going for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... index rose 0.97 per cent to close at 5,627.21 points as the focus in the British capital turned towards the start of the Olympic Games. The Paris CAC 40 jumped by 2.28 per cent to 3,280.19 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 was 1.62 per cent higher at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed lead from Wall Street where investors digested strong earnings reports from several major companies and weaker-than-expected numbers on new-home sales. Overseas financial markets were also ...