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Wall Street beauties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... regions stating that "Overall economic activity increased somewhat since the last report across all Federal Reserve Districts except St. Louis, which reported 'softened' economic conditions." Last month only nine of the 12 regions reported "modest" improvement. ...

How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." These words from Charles Dickens' novel, A Tale of Two Cities, have again been brought to life by two opposing monetary prescriptions by two central banks - further interest rate hikes for the ...

Fitch scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... news for Portugal...and Spain...and Italy...and...? There's really nothing new in this whole Eurozone contagion tragedy, except perhaps get a few hearts to miss a beat. Like my stance on Greece, the European Union would not let Portugal -- or any of ...

Fundie backs strategy with own nest egg

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... that his incentives to deliver on his promises are higher for personal reasons. "There's no other T. Rowe fund that I own, except my own, and I have 100 per cent of my retirement assets in the fund," he said. Isn't that a bit risky? "Some people said ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
The Australian share market had edged 0.6 per cent higher by noon on firmness among major financial and resources stocks after a positive Wall Street lead. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.6 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4,825.8 ...

Land of the free money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Fed feeds equity market fervour. If you look at today's headlines, this is the message the various financial news services are trying to convey. "Wall St ends on 17-month high as rates hold" was Reuters' headline. Bloomberg had "U.S. Stocks Rise as ...

Wen has spoken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010

Tale of two extremes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... two different directions. It was exactly one year ago (9 March 2009) when Wall Street hit rock bottom, bounced, and -- except for a few fleeting glances - never looked back. It was all gloom and doom heading up to this day. "We're stuff!" was the catch ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... upside, they may surprise on the downside. But one thing is clear, Australia looks like it's getting luckier by the day. Except perhaps those homebuyers -- first time or second time or third - who bit off more than they could chew.

Happy birthday bull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... doubters in an ocean of despair. It was exactly one year ago (9 March 2009) when Wall Street hit rock bottom, bounced, and -- except for a few fleeting glances - never looked back. It was all gloom and doom heading up to this day. "We're stuff!" was ...