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They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... economy later today. All bets are in and after yesterday's attack of the nerves, it appears that financial markets are betting that they - both the German court and the FOMC - will. In fact, financial markets are so sure that they were unfazed by the ...

Going for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

Playing with a loaded dice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... or all of these "challenges" eventuate, any downside would be limited... for we see 'em coming. There's more upside on betting on an upside surprise. The more things get tough, the greater the potential for policy responses - and not only from the Fed. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... market analyst Chris Weston said he thought the Australian share market was positioned for a negative jobs number. "It is betting once again against the Australian economy but I think they could be slightly disappointed," he told AAP. "I think they could ...

Cold calling scammer gets 10 year ban

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... for clients. CIA told investors that returns would be generated through investments in contracts for difference, spread betting, and foreign exchange markets, the regulator said. Investors in the cold calling scam will receive some of their money back ...

ILB protect fixed-income: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... inflation risk in their portfolios for the fundamental reason that not having any inflation protection is effectively betting that inflation will fall. "Conversely if inflation comes in lower than expected, then you would prefer to have owned nominal ...

Still a guessing game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... confusion will continue to reign -- it'll remain a 50/50 bet. There are exceptions to every rule you know. At least those betting on equities only have two choices to make. Unlike the RBA which today will be in the spotlight. It's got to decide on three ...

RBA right to cut rates and correct to hold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... Bank of Australia (RBA). The punting is finely balanced with, according to Bloomberg's polling, 13 out of 25 economists betting the RBA would cut by 25 bps taking the official cash rate to 4.25% today - the other half expects no change. There's one thing ...

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... 1992 and by another 4.9% four days later. But it wasn't only George Soros - who reportedly made a cool bil sterling -- betting against the pound that profited, UK's economy also resumed growing, free from the shackles of the German Bundesbank's high ...

Derivatives broker MF Global in administration

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... exchange-traded derivatives, as well as over-the-counter products such as contracts for difference, foreign exchange and spread betting. On October 25, MF Global reported a $191.6 million quarterly trading loss after investing $6 billion in sovereign ...