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Oil at US$300

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... before it reaches US$300. That's why OPEC is in a frenzy trying to broker a deal with Qaddafi. They don't want prices to stay high for longer. They want to keep the world hooked on oil before the world finds substitutes. And the Jasmine Revolutionaries? ...

Greeks, chips and slicks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... you." Or was last night's sell due to the return of the Greeks. Oh yes, as promised the European debt crisis is not going to stay silent for long. Moody's has reportedly downgraded Greek debt three notches from Ba1 to B1 - raising the spectre of default ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar was flat at noon as investors preferred to stay on the sidelines amid ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and rising oil prices. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.36 US cents, little changed from Friday's local close ...

Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... recovery to be truly established." This calls for another hurray because this means that QE will remain - and when it lapses, stay tuned for QE3. But we might not have long to wait. The ISM manufacturing index's employment component rose to 64.5 in February ...

Buy a toaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... Fed President James Bullard is not ruling out the Fed extending its bond purchase program. In other words, QE2 is here to stay. And if not enough, we'll roll out QE3. So is the investment environment now safe to get back into risk assets because tomorrow ...

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... the relatively safety of the bond market" if they really, truly believe that inflation would continue to rise? You wnat to stay as far away from bonds in a rising inflation environment. The simple explanation is that they're masochists and want to turn ...

Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... Revolution did not stop in Tunisia and Eqypt... chances are it won't also end in Libya. But in the event that crude oil prices stay higher for longer, which countries would suffer the most? Those who consume more of the commodity of course! For the list ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... on Thursday showed Australian is in the midst of a strong surge in business investment and it is expected to continue to stay strong. ANZ senior markets dealer Alex Sinton said the Australian dollar was pushed up by the higher oil price but Thursday's ...

AMP steps up adviser support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... intra-group communications and to facilitate regular meetings even across state boundaries. "The best way for advisers to stay ahead in the industry is to talk to each other, to hear what others are doing and sharing experiences. So we created a number ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... with holders of some exporter stocks taking profits due to a stronger yen, but foreign investment in Japan was expected to stay strong. Shanghai fell 0.93 per cent, or 27.36 points, to 2,899.98 amid concern about the likelihood of further monetary tightening ...