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Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... not at the March 2009 bottom) - but never have I seen anything like this. By like this, I mean the outlook for financial markets and economies hanging in the balance by what Ben and Mario say or do. It was easier picking back then when real events send ...

So where's the QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... interpretations to US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke' elocution at Jackson Hole. So far so good. Gauging from the financial markets' reaction - equity markets up, commodity markets up, Treasury yields down -- they like what they heard, the sound ...

The QE question

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... There's little movement -- everywhere. No one's prepared to take big bets until the Bernanke sings. Until then, financial markets will remain in quiet mode for two more sleeps before the main event the question of whether or not to QE remains a question. ...

AustralianSuper hires veteran economist Tierney

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... classes to inform decisions relating to allocation and sector strategy. Tierney has nearly 30 years experience in financial markets. Prior to joining AustralianSuper, he was an international economist for the Macquarie Group for 12 years, during which ...

Cost reductions dampen IRESS result

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... $103.1 million. While the wealth management revenue grew slightly, it was also pulled down by weaker income in financial markets division. Managing director Andrew Walsh warned that in the near term, downside risk is expected to come from an ongoing ...

100% world recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
Unless Prince William is snapped with his pants down (ala Prince Harry), there ain't much to goose the financial markets this week. It'll be the same as the past five boring trading days Virginia. Sitting and waiting and hoping - and reacting every ...

Fed's about to go... or not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... coming, Virginia! It is coming! It's all there in black and white, the Fed's just inched closer to giving what financial markets really, really want - another hit of the QE. Or so at least that's how the bloggetariats interpreted the minutes of the Fed's ...

Wake up call for instos on staff retention

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... period of industry-wide instability, a relatively flat bonus season and continued global uncertainty in key financial markets. "This survey fires a large warning shot over the bows of Australia's financial firms if they want to retain key staff," said ...

No change - no mas, no less

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... If you have something better to do today do that, rather than expending your time reading what took place in financial markets overnight. It was more of the same -- the exact same suspenseful, seemingly endless wait for policymakers to deliver what everybody ...

Sitting and waiting and still hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... the movie, "The Day the Earth Stood Still". But apart from this news that provided some passing palpitations, financial markets remain on wait mode. In fact, they've been waiting for quite a while now that I think, they've fallen asleep. Just you look ...