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What's luck got to do with it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

'Tis the season to be bubbly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013

OMTs - one year on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... These positive developments and outlook make it hardly surprising to witness gains in the region's equity markets.A The Stoxx Europe 600 index has risen by 9.4% this year to date with the broad index's gains also reflected in strong performances in individual ...

Mother of all hard landings and other BSes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... EOFY'. For the index is up 15.5% at the end of the 2012/2013 FY. Not too far from the S&P 500's 17.9% gain and more than the Stoxx 600's 13.5% increase and the FTSE-100's 11.6% climb over the same period. Yes Virginia, we can again count ourselves lucky ...

Out of sight, out of mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... outlook it slashed to minus 0.6% from minus 0.1% six months ago. Yes sir, it's the eurozone. According to Bloomberg, the Stoxx Europe 600 index "is is heading for a 2.3 percent advance in May, extending its longest streak of monthly gains since 1997." ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... expansive and will remain so as long as necessary. But to keep rates low for too long would create new risks." It worked! The Stoxx Europe 600 index closed 1.3% higher overnight - the biggest one-day jump since 24 April. Australians will be happy! No ...

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... long ago, doesn't it? It appears just a distant memory especially when you look at the current performance of the Europe Stoxx 600 index. As at the close of trading last night, the benchmark index has risen back up to its highest level in five years ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... trouble now. Wall Street's down big time - the Dow's down by 0.8% and the S&P 500 slid by 1.1% -- along with Europe (Euro Stoxx 50 off 1.5% at the close) overnight. Asia beware when your markets open today. But short of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and its ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... depending on which news agency you follow. But let's put this in perspective. The headline stems from the 0.2% dip in the Euro Stoxx 600 index overnight. Yes, it's just a dip. Yes, it's the third straight day of "dips" -- totalling a heart stopping minus ...