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QE infinity anybody?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
We're back! Yes Virginia, the financial market world's returning to where they were before - I'd say before 22 May 2013. You know the one, the day Ben Bernanke testified before Congress and was asked if the Fed is "going to tighten by Labor Day?" The ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... delayed US September jobs data. The dollar edged up against the yen, returning to its upward trend after this month's Washington standoff over the debt ceiling and budget had sent investors running to the Japanese unit. Tokyo on Tuesday rose 0.13 per ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... investors to resume their quest for higher yields and therefore, purchases of bank stocks. But it's not only all about Washington and the Fed. It's also about China. Last week, we found out that China's economic growth accelerated to 7.8% in the third ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... an 8.5-month peak at $US1.3704. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose, with sentiment buoyed by last week's deal in Washington to avert a default and a record close on Wall Street. The yen slipped against the US dollar and euro in Monday afternoon trading ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
We now resume normal programming, now that the 2013 season of Washington's "when the shutdown meets the ceiling" theatre is over. Let's watch the China channel. The economy's going where PM Li likes it to be - GDP growth quickened to 7.8% in the third ...

Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
They did it again! Yes Virginia, Washington did what most Tom, Dick and Harriet expected it would do. It reached a compromise deal at the 11th hour. Wall Street's happy, especially those who stayed the course and saw through the political shenanigans ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed higher for a second straight session on rising optimism about a Washington deal to avert a debt default. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 33 points ...

Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Stop the clock! A deal has been forged in Washington! Yes Virginia, it again played out as scripted - after so much grandstanding, with both sides holding their ground and a lotta hullabaloos...an agreement was struck...at the last minute. Were it not ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... debt hits the ceiling. So what else is new? True to form...and recent history, it looks like the political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing he was Chinese Premier Li Kequiang instead where he can ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 14 and counting...3 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. But wait! There's news just out. Washington, it seems, is gonna kick the can a little farther. It won't be 22 November as reported last week, it'll now be 15 Feb 2014. Reuters ...

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ELIZABETH FRY
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