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Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... disrupt the positive momentum in America between now and the "late summer of 2014". If all goes well, only then will Americans do a rendition of Cher's "Strong Enough". "...I'm strong enough to live without you Strong enough and I quit crying Long enough ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... 200,000. Sure, the unemployment rate lessened to 7.6% from 7.7% in February, but only because of the reduction in those Americans looking for work. Slowing US growth equals Fed unwinding. Doesn't make any sense, does it? That's why the dip buyers have ...

2011 and 2012 Redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013

I was there!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... mending faster than expected. For while the Cypriots (and the Russians) are lining up to take their money out of ATMs, Americans are getting their old ATMs re-filled. According to Bloomberg, "More American homeowners will be able to use their properties ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... peak it reached in October 2007. The Nasdaq composite rose 13.81 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 3,258.93. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a five-year low last week, the Labor Department reported, implying that the job market ...

The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... revised higher to 0.2% from 0.1%. So much for fears that the January tax rises and cuts to public spending would deter Americans from the shopping centres, ey? While everybody and his dog goes Dow watching, to the left of the United Kingdom on google ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... edged lower at the start of the trading day despite an unexpectedly strong increase in US consumer spending last month. Americans spent at the fastest pace in five months in February, boosting retail spending 1.1 per cent compared with January, the Commerce ...

Can't help falling in love with stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... down debt - and stronger economic growth. Stronger growth in the United States spills over to its trading partners as Americans spend on imported goods. The world is made whole again. Nice happy thoughts, aren't they? But there's also a not so cheery ...

US pension fund pulls gun investments

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... tighter gun laws in the wake of the massacre, Calstrs' response reflects a shift in sentiment towards gun control amongst Americans. The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund board responded by voting to liquidate its investments in gun manufacturers. Los Angeles ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... and having to resort to quantittative easing to manage the economy, then it's a price not worth paying. Just ask the Americans. Ben Ong is on leave