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Time to get shorty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... redirected from expanding productive capacity into funding the war, national security and what have you -- the reverse of the 'peace dividend' when we had peace. And over the weekend, we got news indicating that the Chinese economy is slowing - growth ...

Instos offer advice at a loss to drive product sales: EY

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... conflicts, differing business models or the value of advice, especially in terms of it delivering financial wellbeing or peace of mind. "As a result, the value proposition associated with a highly skilled, well-educated adviser delivering a technically ...

Recycling the same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
Oh no! Bloody Vlad's back! Wall Street and the rest of 'em equity markets flashed red from New York to Rio and old London town as geo-political risks resurfaced following reports of Russian 'incursion' into Ukraine. That's if you believe this morning's ...

China's communist and it works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... in anticipation. But Wall Street, it seems, has already jumped the gun for contrary to what the headlines say that it's "peace" that made it jump overnight, methinks it's Janet. The title - "Re-Evaluating Labor Market Dynamics" -- of this year's Jackson ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... The index's current reading remains consistent with those prints back in mid-2004 to early 2007 - you know, the time when peace and wealth reigned supreme. It's still low even at the 17.03 read reached on the 1st of August when the markets faced the ...

Putin pontificates peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Is that bad news on your pocket... or you're just happy to see me? Yes Virginia, equity markets are rejoicing as the roll of bad news continued overnight. US initial unemployment claims increased by more than expected to 311K in the week ended 9 August ...

US/EU v Russia's lose-lose is China's win-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... course - into the future by looking at the 'Cold War' past. The end of the Cold War in the early 1990's brought with it a peace dividend where the cold warring parties were no longer wasting resources on unproductive enterprises such as espionage missions ...

Australia at heart of new Asia-centric world order

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... Western wisdom which include free market economics, science and technology, pragmatism, a culture of meritocracy, a culture of peace, strong rule of law and education. Another significant factor that cannot be understated is an explosion of cultural ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace..." -- Imagine, John Lennon On their own, they could have been easily ignored by financial markets - and dip buyers would ...