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Kill chicken, scare monkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... rumours that Stern Hu et al pleaded guilty to avoid a harsher punishment from China's judicial system. According to The Economist magazine, "...denials of guilt can lead to far harsher treatment by the Chinese courts. As a result of his confession the ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... hikes because of this 'low' unemployment rate which threatens inflation. Similarly, the 28 April 2005 issue of 'The Economist' printed that because of the 'low' unemployment rate, 'Amanda Vanstone, the immigration minister, said that Australia would ...

Dubai games

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... billion in credit that had not been collected as of October 31." Ooops! And even with the US$10 billion lifeline, The Economist magazine prints that, "Even now, Dubai's creditors cannot expect every claim to be redeemed in full. The money left over after ...

Arise Chindonesia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... is slated as having the freest media in any Asian nation, according Simon Long, south east Asia correspondent for The Economist. Long cautioned however that the worldwide environmental costs could be catastrophic without major reforms to deforestation ...

Day of silence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... when it comes would be slow. Prof Nouriel has recently dangled in front of our noses the prospect of a double-dip. The Economist magazine predicts a long drawn-out U. And more recently, Shanghai is throwing a spanner in the works, seesawing big time ...

U V W X Y Z

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... outcome. But has anybody noticed that even a V has a limit on its second top, otherwise it wouldn't be a V would it? The Economist magazine thinks the recovery will be "A gloomy U with a long, flat bottom of weak growth is the likeliest shape of the ...

Not a happy EOFYS on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... more borrowers toward foreclosure'. Well, yes...perhaps. But not quite. These borrowers may be gearing up for what 'The Economist' termed strategic default. In its 25 June 2009 print edition titled 'Can pay, won't pay', the magazine cited a research ...

No two ways about it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... ever since the first billion of pennies were dropped from fiscal and monetary authorities' helicopters. A check on The Economist's Economic and Financial Indicators table shows that apart from Norway, all 43 countries in its list are forecast to record ...

Green sprouts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... employment between males and females. And so on and etchetera. Last month when this report came out, I showed how 'The Economist' lauded the Australian economy back in 2004 when the unemployment rate was at 5.6 per cent. How then PM Howard won the election ...

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... hikes because of this 'low' unemployment rate which threatens inflation. Similarly, the 28 April 2005 issue of 'The Economist' printed that because of the 'low' unemployment rate, 'Amanda Vanstone, the immigration minister, said that Australia would ...