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The day the earth moved

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... instead of selling the fuel domestically, resulting in a bidding-up of prices." Yes, this is perfectly plausible until... you stop, look and listen. Business operations have been disrupted. Nissan is suspending operations in all of its six factories ...

Oil central bank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... Arabia had been booked on this day. The international community might be asking, ordering, intimidating Queen Qaddafi to stop hostilities and "libya people alone" but it is what happens on the 11th of this month in Saudi that could finally settle oil's ...

Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... sane for financial markets to seek cover in defensive assets until the desert storm passes. The Jasmine Revolution did not stop in Tunisia and Eqypt... chances are it won't also end in Libya. But in the event that crude oil prices stay higher for longer ...

Deutsche bourse and NYSE to merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011

Roubini defects

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" At least this is way better than the "if you can't stop 'em, beat and shoot 'em" tactic employed by the governments of Bahrain and Libya on their protesting people. Wall Street activity overnight was just like a repeat ...

Cbus to shut down 'capital guaranteed' option, renames default

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Construction and Building Unions Superannuation (Cbus) has closed two of its investment options, including 'capital guaranteed', while renaming its default option to 'growth'. Cbus fully closed its moderate growth option at the end of 2010, while ...

US reforms open doors for tax-savvy advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Financial planners in the US have welcomed proposed reforms that will call to an end a government ruling that stops them from recommending certain tax strategies. The planning industry welcomed the decision of the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary ...

Super baby bonus validity questioned

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... welcomed, there are other issues that demand far greater attention. "There certainly is a policy gap, women who have babies stop getting their superannuation. The question is what is the best way to handle this? Our view is that there should be superannuation ...

Cycling up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
It's good in so far as it's bad. For those like me who logged on over the weekend hoping to glean clarity on America's future, the latest non-farm payrolls report outing provided none. Yes, Virginia, both the bulls and the bears would be claiming, "I ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... later? You know what happens when he proclaims that the USA is now A-ok, don't you? There'll suddenly be calls to immediately stop then withdraw stimulation. There's no need for it and it wasn't needed in the first place. Big Ben could have noted the ...