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Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... little digs. But in a way, the pooh-bahs repeating and reiterating their known known policy stances gives Virginia, I and Irene comfort that global liquidity will remain free-flowing - almost free in the US and Britain and will be flowing more (sooner ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... relating these to financial market anxiety, a closer look at the markets' fear gauge - the VIX index - tells you, I and Irene differently. The VIX index dropped by 16.6% at the end of last week's trade "due to easing geo-political tensions" to a reading ...

US/EU v Russia's lose-lose is China's win-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... because I could not imagine that both are stupid enough to nuke the entire chessboard). A stalemate that'll leave you, I and Irene poorer in the process. Nah, I'm not referring to the market correction that this could precipitate if the big boys get ...

Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... since January 2008. Couldn't be Aunt Janet. She's expected to announce the Fed's continued benevolence towards you, I and Irene after the conclusion of the FOMC's two-day meeting later tonight. Putin knows it. In fact, on 17 July -- fresh from attending ...

It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... the start of 1999. Still... no problemo, for they could be easily discounted as dated, old, ancient numbers. You, I and Irene already made - or lost - money on them long time ago. What counts more is the future. Here, it is the Fed - and its growth outlook ...

Fixed it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... funding, including paying relatively high interest rates on deposits" (Yahoo7 Finance, 6 August 2013), leaving you, I and Irene not only guessing if the RBA would lower interest rates but also whether the 'Big Four' would pass them in full. As at yesterday ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... that day coming soon (for the US, at least)? Didn't the minutes of the 17-18 June FOMC meeting "forward guided" you, I and Irene that the end of QE is coming following the Fed's October meeting? "If the economy progresses about as the Committee expects ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... better-than-expected 7.5% in the June quarter from 7.4% in the first (Li got what Li likes). Because, because. But you, I and Irene know what the main because is, don't we? It's the Fed and its commitment to remain easy "... for a considerable period ...

Fed alert to market reaction to Fed action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... listed companies fail to beat this, I'll bet my right (eye)balls that Aunt Janet Yellen would and... she could. You, I and Irene were reminded again of this again last night with the release of the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) ...

Here we go again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... Thankfully, we have very recent history - the same sell-off of the same indices back in April and May - to guide you, I and Irene on how this would eventually play out. Looking back at my database, the last time we had a big fall like this was on 20 ...