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Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... about that war. It's the war being engaged by the mighty central banks of the world - the currency war that, is. You, I and Irene are well-aware of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) intent. It's not making any bones about it -it's massive monetary and fiscal ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... Fed's asset shopping budget and more stressing that interest rates would remain low for a "considerable" time. You, I and Irene very much expected the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) decision last night, there was nothing new. It's measured taper ...

A 1987-style crash cometh (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... any moment now. And right on cue Virginia, we get the biggest Johnny Little of 'em all, Dr. Marc Faber warning you, I and Irene that, "I think it's very likely that we're seeing, in the next 12 months, an '87-type of crash." "This year, for sure - maybe ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... what we're seeing now. Many, if not most, eco stats and surveys are on the improve - not just the green shoots you, I and Irene pinned our hopes to back in 2010 - and have kept on improving, some have even whizzed passed their pre-GFC highs. Last night ...

The art of fighting without fighting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... 0.25% and... more "forward guidance". In his post-meeting press conference, ECB President Mario Draghi assured you, I and Irene (one more time) that, "We talked about lower interest rates, a lower deposit facility rate, we talked about QE" and them ...

Quicker and faster hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... 5.9% by end-2015, from 5.8% and 6.1% predicted in December. This, despite Fed Chair Janet Yellen herself telling you, I and Irene not to read too much into the "dot points" (the projections shown on a slide) because "These dots are going to move up and ...

When saving goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... they're not thinking of hiring additional hands - worse, chopping off some. This would not have happened if you and I and Irene did not catch the saving bug - or perhaps only you and Irene. But that's exactly the point! I want to ensure my future finances ...

G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... 'powers-that-are' are there to ensure that global growth continues. This is exactly what the G-20 communique conveyed to you, I and Irene over the weekend. They acknowledged the risks: "We agree the global economy still faces weaknesses in some areas ...

(Back) wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... finished practically unchanged. It could be because the ABS' Wage Price Index (WPI) report only confirmed what you, I and Irene already knew all along, that wages growth had been slowing - up 2.6% in the December quarter (the slowest gain since 1997) ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... why oh why? Why wouldn't the denizens of Wall Street lighten up their risks portfolios just a day after assured you, I and Irene that the US Federal Reserve which she now heads would follow the roadmap set by our old friend Ben. And heck, Yellen even ...