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No complaints for HK regulator

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... regulator's experience. "While we are encouraged to see a high approval rate for our work, we will not be complacent. We shall use the findings as indicators to prioritise our work and allocate our resources towards upgrading our work," he said. This ...

Trillion dollar kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... a,-440 billion in loans from Eurozone member nations, a,-60 billion from EU emergency funds, and a,-250B from the IMF -- shall be made available to members in financial stress. And if these were not enough, the European Central Bank (ECB) will start ...

Rules, rules, rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... biggest banks are not squatting and weeping at the prospect that the deities of Capitol Hill would soon hand down the, "Thou shall not coveth taxpayers' money" commandment. The Commandment. US legislators are drawing up a bill setting up a mechanism ...

Kill chicken, scare monkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... watched. I would not delve - nor am I able to - into the legalities of the case. But the "chickens" pleaded guilty. And so shall be punished. As far as I am concerned, that's that. Do the crime, serve the time! There have been rumours that Stern Hu et ...

In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... off as much and as fast as it wants. Australia has China. And Beijing has its sights on 10 per cent growth this year. It shall be so. Because of China, Australia is growing nicely thank you very much. So nice that some are now predicting kRudd's budget ...

Baby steps

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Tiger and the Fed - no not Roger -- were the weekend's biggest news. "I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behaviour," Tiger apologised to the world to try to get normality back into his life - not to mention to get endorsement juices ...

Wall Street v Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... Democrats made sure their voices are heard this time. However, the danger is that in trying to appease populist demands - or shall we say, win or at least retain seats at the mid-term elections - the Administration is hastily conjuring populist policies. ...

Juice flow to continue in 2010

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2010
... 30 per cent and capital investment was sharply reduced. "Those who forget history are bound to repeat it." Certainly (or shall we say, hopefully), Big Ben won't! At least, not until substantial inroads are made towards the jobs market. Early in the New ...

Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... Committee (FOMC) meeting produced nada. By a unanimous decision, its members voted to keep the fed funds rate near zero. And it shall remain "exceptionally low" for "an extended period." With these words the lights turned green. Buy, buy...then buy some ...

Wealth effect turns positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... shortly after, unemployment rates fell to record lows and profits boomed. The pain of the 1990/91 recession was forgotten. So shall this one.