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Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Five days! These are the number of days that the Australian stock market had been on a roll. Over these past five days, the All ordinaries index has risen by not an inconsequential 3.5%, outperforming the S&P 500 index's 2.6% gain over the same period. ...

Designer slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Reverend Cleophus James: Do you see the light? Elwood: What light? Reverend Cleophus James: Have you seeeen the light? Jake: Yes! Yes! Jesus H. tap-dancing Christ...I have seen the light! Reverend Cleophus James: Praise God! Elwood: And God bless the ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
"...And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, care you not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
After all the build up, the anticipation and the suspense, Wall Street had only a minute reaction to the FOMC minutes. The Dow was down a little and the S&P 500 up a bit for there was hardly anything new to inspire that animal spirit in you, I and Irene ...

Reversing fortunes to another crisis?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
"Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink." Sure Virginia, there had been quite a number of data releases before, and while we slept, but they're not the sort that could be considered game changers. We still have to sit and wait for the more ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Who's scared of Fed taper? Not Wall Street...not anymore, gauging from it's performance last week. The Dow ended 1.6% higher, the S&P 500 closed 1.5% on the plus and the Nasdaq turned in a positive 2.2%. All in a week that, on balance, gave you, I and ...

Guiding it forward

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013

Ghosts? What ghosts?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
What the...? Wall Streeters must have smoked or drank some heavy stuff ahead of America's 4th of July holiday celebrations. All three of America's benchmark equity indices - the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq - closed higher while most other equity ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Nothing to report today folks. It's one of those days in the financial markets that call for a hashtag instead. I still am a twit when it comes to twitting (or is it tweeting?) but thanks to my editor, the twit (or is it tweet?) would read something ...