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Straus-Kahn stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... that would inhibit the normal functioning of the IMF. The same way that last week's increased volatility in financial markets had been an interesting one but not ones that haven't been clicked into spreadsheets for at least a year now. Anxiety over slowing ...

Equity and commodity alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... crude oil prices crossed over into triple digits and food and other commodities soared? Because back then, the financial markets' logic was different. It was higher commodity prices lift inflation, put upward pressure on interest rates, slow spending ...

May day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... it, instead they should be hoping and wishing and praying for lower commodity prices. It's not mayday for the financial markets but just another May day.

A-dollar one-point-seven-o

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... believing. Beware of extrapolations because the world does not move in a straight line - especially economies and financial markets. The A-dollar will inflict its maximum pain before it reaches US$1.70.

Backpedals

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
Whoopsee, wrong call! Not mine but the financial markets. By now you've probably seen how equity markets and some commodities backtracked from "the global economy is falling" to "here comes the sun, and I say it's alright" (Beatles). And this happened ...

Silver bullet downs market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... about the historically 'sell' month of May? I don't apologise for making light of the renewed volatility in the financial markets, especially when the "gloom and doom" mongers come out in force with the precision of the Navy Seals that got bin-L shooting ...

He's just a man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
Financial markets celebrated the death of the most wanted man in America - Osama bin Laden. And if you believe the insta-blogs on cyberspace, it's all because Osama's death (martyrdom to others) put a huge dint on terrorism - or something like that. ...

Financial services boost mixed Macquarie results

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... internationally, reported a 19 per cent increase in operating income on the prior year, despite continuing volatility in financial markets. Macquarie Group shares rose slightly this morning on the back of a healthy H2 pick up softening a 9 percent decrease ...

May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... and run away in May? See you back in November. Just imagine not having to worry about the ups and downs in the financial markets for six months. And speaking of worries, there are still worries galore. Foremost of which is the seemingly unstoppable rise ...

Investec to launch equity derivatives platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... platform. The specialist bank group has released plans to add equity derivatives on structured products to its Financial Markets platform, which currently offer debt, equity, commodities and currency. The group already offers an equity derivatives platform ...