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Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
My mother once - yes, only once - told me that if you go out looking for trouble, you're gonna find one. That's exactly what happened in the financial markets while we were sleeping. Not content with the troubles plaguing Europa, investors looked to ...

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... me and Irene wouldn't be in any way surprised if more bad news comes out of Europe - or moderately good news spun bad - no sir. But with all the attention focused on all things Europa, many have become oblivious to the improvement in the most important ...

Finsia announces award winners

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... of some of Australasia's most distinguished financial services leaders. The panel included Jill Segal AM, Annabel Spring, Sir John Anderson, James Strong AO, Cassandra Kelly, John M Green, Tony Howarth and Brian Schwartz. The awards were presented at ...

Some hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
Germany ratifies rescue plan, now for the rescue. With 523 'jawohls' to 85 'neins' and three abstentions, Germany's Bundestag approved the 21 July plan to increase the lending capacity of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) to a,-440 billion ...

You can't handle the truth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... The answer, because the truth will hurt - big time. "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." - Sir Walter Scott

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
So what's the fuss all about? Wall Street dropped last night because they didn't like what came out of Sir Ben's mouth on his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill. This is what Sir Ben told Congress on the first day of his testimony: "The possibility ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... expectations for an expansion of only 9.3%. Where's your hard landing scare now 'ey, you scare mongers you? That's China as Sir Lancelot. But there's another knight fighting the blues away across the Pacific - and his name is yup, it's him - Sir Ben. ...

Goodnight Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... Financial Stability Fund's current resources - at just over 600 billion euros -- would not be able to fund even half that. No sir! European authorities didn't contemplate an Italian default when they cobbled the euros together. Despite the exaggerated ...

Cry of the banshee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... blogosphere mentioning even one 'expert' remotely warning that the US Non-farm Payrolls report for June would be dismal. No sir! Not after this splendid lead from the private sector. Many even upped their predictions from an increase of 105K before the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... conducts a tender process to issue $500 million of Treasury Notes maturing on September 9 2011. In equities news, Virgin head Sir Richard Branson opens the Creating Climate Wealth Summit, and Navitas Ltd managing director Rod Jones addresses an American ...