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Ben's your uncle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Fed promise soothes Cyprus worries. These five words sum up the financial markets' performance while we slept. Good thing the US Federal Reserve's monthly FOMC meeting came when it did -- right in the midst of another bout of European contagion speculation. ...

So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... I say Cypriots? I meant Russians. Although the Cyprus government denies this, numerous reports tell that it is illicit Russian money - linked to money laundering - and those by rich Russian oligarchs that comprise the vast majority of deposits in the ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... outperforming those of the BRICs whose share markets, except for China's (up 1.9%), are all in the red this year to date. Russian shares declined by 0.3% while India's equity market is down 2.2%. But Brazil's the biggest loser, with the Bovespa index ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... one crisis after another. There was the Mexican crisis, the Asian crisis, the Argentina crisis, there was a run on the Russian currency. "Now all the crises are in the West. The euro is facing collapse, the US has the fiscal cliff to worry about and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... Street and Europe's lead as investors digested a blockbuster deal leaving British oil group BP with nearly a fifth of the Russian giant Rosneft, and took stock of a souring outlook from the heavy equipment maker Caterpillar. At 0809 AEDT on Tuesday ...

Australia: all good and wishing for the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... Australian economy had been through a lot since 1991 - the stagnation of the Japanese economy, the Asian currency crisis and Russian debt default, GST, September 11, US recession, GFC, Greece - and yet, it's continued to grow... uninterrupted. Oh and ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... Central do Brazil has already reduced interest rates by 400 bps since August 2011 and is expected to go again next month. Russian rates are down by only 25 bps to date but easing inflation provides it scope to do more. Indian rates are lower by 50 bps ...

Investors focus on Russian consumer stocks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Russian consumer stocks are a favoured investment choice in Eastern Europe, as wealth in the region rises and the average debt burden remains low. Michael Hanson-Lawson, chief executive officer of regional investment house East Capital said that although ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... three months after CEO Scott Thompson took control, according to a report. NEW YORK - The FBI is investigating whether a Russian billboard company once owned by media giant News Corp bribed local officials to get sign placements approved, part of a growing ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... 1970's Oil Embargo, early 1990's recession and US Savings & Loan Crisis, late 1990's Asian Financial Crisis/LTCM bankruptcy/Russian debt default, 2000 dotcom bubble burst, September 2001 terrorist attacks on the US, 2008 GFC. These are but a few known ...