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The day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... Given the scale of the current mess, it is not important whether or not the markets rebound on inauguration day. What is of great significance is what happens the day after tomorrow. The depth and magnitude of the global financial crisis is such that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Australian markets have received no lead from Wall Street, closed as US markets were for Thanksgiving. At 0746 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, however, the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 32 points at 3,600. In economic news ...

Bail-out Plan B

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... form of higher taxes in the future. But now is when the problem is most acute and pressing. And after all, as that other great economist - John Maynard Keynes - said, 'in the long run, we're all dead.'

Humpty Dumpty Syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... in the biggest and most powerful economy of the world would forever be etched into the annals of history - not only in America, but also throughout the entire planet. It is just fitting that the current history-making global economic and financial disaster ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... Mae and Freddie Mac are so large and so interwoven in our financial system that a failure of either of them would cause great turmoil in our financial markets here at home and around the globe. This turmoil would directly and negatively impact household ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
Macroeconomic indicators set for release this week are not expected to deviate from the ongoing global theme of slowing growth and higher inflation. Australia Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens address on the "Challenges for Economic ...

Macq to conquer New York, New York

... North American investment banking business," said Murray Bleach, head of Macquarie's investment banking group in North America. "At the same time we gain access to a wider geographic footprint of M&A professionals and clients, providing greater reach ...

RBC Dexia number one for global custody - again

... level RBC Dexia was dominant scoring either first or second place for awards for global custody in the UK, Canada, North America, and Continental Europe while also picking up top awards for global custody for investors and investment managers. Richard ...

Global investor confidence drops in September: State Street

State Street's Investor Confidence Index revealed that global investor confidence is down 1.3 points this month, from August's reading of 85.3, after a substantial European drop affected global figures. Asia-Pacific's institutional investor's risk appetite ...