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Good news, bad headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... pressure is working. This is a testament to the effectiveness of central command economies in times of crisis - what the politburo wants, the politburo gets. But let me be clear, only in times of crisis. I'm willing to bet my right eyeball that deep ...

1989 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... Socialist Republic. The enemy of the era was communism. It failed to live up to the better life their comrades at the politburo promised. And as an aside, the clamour for democracy also spread to China just as we heard on yesterday's news. Remember the ...

China no slow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... seeing China through the prism of capitalists' eyes. Far from it! China remains a centrally-planned economy and the politburo could at a flick of a finger "dictate" to let investment and spending run like they did in 2009 to cushion their economy from ...

Chireland hurdled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... last Friday was the second in as many weeks and number five this year. Yes, you can interpret that to mean that the politburo is well and truly concerned. So concerned, that they've even hiked interest rates last month - the first in three years! Consumer ...

Sweet and sour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... what it wants. So next time Chinese equities fall, look to Beijing. They won't be able to fall indefinitely without the Politburo's permission.