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Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... surmised previously that perhaps the Fed had been suckered into QE2. I still think they've been. But if the Fed decides to stop dumping US$75 billion a month - US$110 bil if you include QE1) - it'll be primarily because it sees its fight against deflation ...

What ifs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... appeased. The US Federal Reserve's US$600 billion QE2 is a perfect example. It's designed to boost job creation in the US and stop deflation in the US. Never mind that its more immediate consequence - US dollar depreciation - hurts America's neighbours. ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
"...the United States has no better friend than Australia." This was US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressing young Australians at the University of Melbourne yesterday. Her statement was made in the context of America and Australia's unbending ...

QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Just right. Gauging from the financial markets' reaction, it appears that the US Federal Reserve has got its QE2 recipe just right. It was a little hotter than the US$500 billion risk assets have already priced in but not too hot as the US$1 trillion ...

The Cup, the RBA and the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
If you're a betting man, this is your week. There's a trifecta of events coming your way. The nation will stop tomorrow for the race that stops a nation. Odds-on favourite is for So You Think to pass the finish line in strides. We shall see! But even ...

Political heat rising on ASX takeover

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... believed it would be difficult for the government to reject the deal on the basis of national interest, but said that wouldn't stop the issue becoming heavily politicised. But divisions are already emerging with Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey appearing ...

Australians willing to pay just $300 for advice

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
The average Australian believes financial advice should cost just $300 upfront - almost 10 times less what planners say is the break-even cost of providing full advice, and a figure planners are calling "completely unrealistic". New research from Investment ...

Advisers must fight for the future, not the past: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The fight over commissions on investment products and superannuation is over. Advisers must stop debating over them and switch their focus to influencing their future. Opening the 2010 AFA annual conference in front of a packed auditorium with almost ...

G-20 gabfest at Gyeongju

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... Korea. But they were also correct to anticipate that nothing of substance will eventuate. Heck, they were not even able to stop irrelevant little Zimbabwe from sinking its currency - not that anybody cared except the Zimbabwedians perhaps. How then does ...

Hungary private pension breakdown

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
Private pension funds are under attack in Hungary after the government announced that all contributions to second-pillar funds would be stopped for the next 14 months and left within the state system. The Hungarian government announced in mid-October ...