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BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015

... Thanksgiving in retaliation for Turkey's - the country - downing of a Russian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border. No Virginia, Gov Glenn was speaking to us, Australians all, with regards to our expectations that the RBA would play Kris Kringle and ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015

... interpreted as signaling lack of confidence in the strength of the U.S. economy or erode the Committee's credibility". Yes Virginia, lifting off in December would signal the Fed's confidence on the sustainability of growth in the US economy and could ...

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015

"If anything can go wrong, it will." - Murphy's Law No Virginia, I'm not feeling particularly glum and gloomy today just putting my shoe on the other put and wondering what if the Fed gets it wrong? The timing of the lift-off, that is. The financial ...

Pepared for "lift-off" watch out for "ceasing"

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015

... Committee's holdings of longer-term securities at sizable levels, should help maintain accommodative financial conditions." Yes Virginia, the Fed has ended QE and it is about to lift the fed funds rate but it's balance sheet, while expanding no more ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015

... inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international developments." December, December, December. Yes Virginia, I typed you can't miss "December," I didn't say they would lift in December. Read those lines again - it's littered with caveats. ...

Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015

... to 1.2% in the third quarter from 2.2% in the second. The core measure was at 1.3% -- below the Fed's 2.0% target. Yes Virginia, the Fed couldn't... in December. While we continue to speculate on when the Fed will make its "earth-shattering" move, China's ...

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015

... before. You know, the time when Wall Street "rejoiced" at the more likely than not prospect of a lift-off... and soon. Yes Virginia, there were no surprises in the Fed's decision to keep monetary policy unchanged after it concluded its 27-28 October ...

China should have hardlanded

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015

... Australia that "We're explicitly forecasting that there will have been an income recession in the past two quarters". Yes Virginia, Australia has to have a recession. We can't get it on the national output measure... so we got a recession in the income ...

Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015

... "There will always be one piece of data that says hold off, but in the end they are still going to have to do it." Yes Virginia, for sure and for certain the Fed will have to lift some time, what is uncertain is when. Or could they? When mere mention ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015

... 7 trading days of October - after the quarter - the worst three-months since September 2011 - before. Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, we're happy little vegemites once more with most equity markets recouping in seven days more than half of what they lost in ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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