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A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... of public debt according to The Guardian. Never mind that "the IMF has under US$400 billion available to lend" (The Economist). Not to worry also that the six central banks' surprise announcement that a more sinister development is afoot in the financial ...

Somethin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... Us is already in recession and "to get a lot worse". What was worrying about this prognosis is that, according to The Economist magazine, ECRI "has never issued a false alarm." Well, as I like to say, there's a first time for everything. This might just ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... worse" and policymakers couldn't do anything to head it off. What's alarming is that, according to ECRI's website, "The Economist magazine noted in 2005, "ECRI is perhaps the only organisation to give advance warning of each of the past three recessions ...

Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... surprising. According to the WSJ, the country's budget deficit will exceed 8.5% of GDP this year (10% of GDP according to The Economist Intelligence Unit), "as the government struggles to meet revenue goals." How in hell could you expect additional revenues ...

Inflation not currency worrying the RBA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... currency, Brazil's 'real', which has appreciated almost identically to what's been happening to the AUD, reveals The Economist. Adding to the Reserve's wait and see approach as well is uncertainty over the potential impact on Australia due the ongoing ...

In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... in a much better place and is now less-dependent on these countries' growth. It had only been three months when 'The Economist' magazine featured a special report on Australia. "... Australia's position on the world map is no longer a handicap. Indeed ...

Complicating the simple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... beyond $14.3 trillion should have been relatively simple." Not my words ladies and gents, but that of the revered "The Economist" magazine. Simple and yet, here we all are, still watching on the edge of our seats, still waiting for the midnight hour ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... ongoing need for external support skew risks of future rating actions to the downside. GDP growth: minus 4.1 per cent (The Economist 2011 forecast) Unemployment rate: 15.9 per cent (Q1 2011) Budget deficit as a percentage of GDP: minus 8.4 per cent (The ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... debate. Might be the prospect of higher interest rates - the economy's expected to come good anyway. Might be because The Economist Magazine recently described Australian politics as a "non-stop Punch and Judy show" and our "current political leaders ...

GDP down no reason to frown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... consecutive contractions, generally regarded as a recession." The economy will be right. A special report on Australia by The Economist magazine is even more flattering. "Many Australians do not seem to appreciate that they live in an unusually successful ...