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Water, water everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... few years will depend on the economic circumstances.A The Committee will continue to monitor closely the incoming data.". Yes folks, it's "data dependent" ala Fed. Never you mind, "All members agree that, given the likely persistence of the headwinds ...

September -- morn or mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... what they want to think." This saying was on full display over the past 24 hours, Virginia... just look at the headlines. Yes, of course, I'm scribbling about the talk of the town that is the "when" of the Fed's lift-off. "The Odds of a September Rate ...

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... show that the Indian economy expanded by 7.5% in the year to the March quarter, up from 6.6% in the last quarter of 2014. Yes, you got that right, India grew faster than China. This pace of expansion would certainly put upward pressure on inflation. ...

RBA to deliver nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... resume - way, way better -- than I do. He was the former adviser to US president Bill Clinton and US president Barack Obama -- yes, not one but two US presidents -- and is also a consultant at PIMCO. Sperling addressed the Diggers and Dealers mining ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... Wall Street's happy trading the other day, does it not Virginia? Instead of the headlined the US economy is stronger now so, yes you can Janet. Do it... in September? Sure, sure. If so, then Wall Street would have rallied even harder while we when the ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
It's out!...and it didn't surprise. Yes Virginia, there were no surprises in the Fed's decision to keep monetary policy unchanged after it concluded its 28-29 tete-a-tete. But what was surprising was Wall Street's reaction - the Dow and the S&P 500 ...

Social adviser implores positivity for planners

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Founder of The Social Adviser, Baz Gardner, is encouraging financial advisers and planners to rally at the last hour and support the Positivity for Planners A campaign. In his post to a LinkedIn group yesterday, Gardner urged planners and advisers to ...

Chinese whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... the coming weeks as investors with different risk appetites take positions on whether there will be new support measures". Yes, the 8.5% biggest one-day drop since February 2007 makes for good headlines, but it's still within the realms of the recent ...

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) stowed away $56 billion in excess cash during the 12 months to April 2015, the highest amount in seven years. Billions that would have been invested if it were not for market uncertainty is reflective of a wider ...

It's not the when but the what happens after

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... shows only 50%; and, according to trading in the fed funds futures market only around 19% says it's gonna be in September. Yes, there are other numbers for October, November and December and even March 2016. But we'll get to that when September comes ...