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Volatile safe-haven bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... climbed to 2.23 percent, the highest level since April 5, 2012" yesterday. And what made it jump on 5 April 2012? Yes Virginia, it was because of QE3 speculations...but that time, it was whether or not the Fed would announce QE3. On that day in April ...

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... mortgage rates helped the industry complete the strongest quarter since 2008, putting the economy on firmer footing." Yes Virginia, last week the disappointing results from the Empire State and the Philly Fed surveys indicated that US growth momentum ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
I hate to tell you I told you so but...I told you so. Yes Virginia, I hate to tell you I told you so but...I told you so. Yes Virginia, the Fed's monetary magic continues to work its magic on the equity markets. Wall Street's running up and setting ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... (BOJ) shocked and awed financial markets for he delivered much more than even the most optimistic had been expecting. Yes Virginia, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has rolled out its printing press...and it's bigger than that of the Fed's. Kuroda san is going ...

Cypriot banks to re-open sans banking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... audit at the Central Bank of Cyprus, Yiangos Demetriou) or seven days (according to Athens newspaper Kathimerini). Yes Virginia, the capital controls are all in place and we're just waiting for the banks to open its doors. When they do, there'll be not ...

Template of a bail-in?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... situation of the country concerned and no models or templates are used." No, it's not a blueprint... it's a one-off! Yes Virginia, the classic "I didn't say that!" and clarifying statements whenever a Euro authority's pronouncement is met with market ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... "Don't stop me now I'm having such a good time I'm having a ball don't stop me now." - Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) Yes Virginia, we're in disco mood today. For it won't be long now till we get back to it... yes, the summit, I can almost see it. The S&P ...

Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... two months in and thus far you, I and Irene have had a happy new year... will we also have a "gung hei fat choi"? Yes Virginia, those who go by the lunar calendar has gone around yesterday, 10 February, wishing everyone "gung hei fat choi' as they welcomed ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... minus 0.4% (predicted in September) and 2013 to plus 0.3% from plus 0.5%. All because of... optimism on a cliff deal. Yes Virginia, it's cliff here, cliff there, everywhere a cliff cliff. I'm tired of writing about the cliff - as I think you are of reading ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Greece is saved... again! Wall Street back to worrying about the cliff... again! Yes Virginia, this is another I told you so moment. You, I and Irene expected these to happen all along: We won't have closure on that US$607 billion fiscal cliff until ...