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Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
So near, yet so far. Remember those back of the envelope calculations we did yesterday, Virginia? The one which showed that the S&P 500 is almost there - could reclaim the all-time peak it reached in October 2007 by this weekend or at the most by the ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
"Everyone you meet, the children in the street are swayin' to the rhythm, there's somethin' movin' in them. There's no place to hide, so, why even try? Can't you hear it coming your way, it's here to stay." - You Can't Stop the Music (Village People) ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
"European Stocks Fall as Metals Slide; Yen Drops on G-20 Meeting" (Bloomberg) "European shares fall for 3rd day, Carlsberg leads market lower" (Reuters) "Metals dip, European shares mixed" (Australian Financial Review) "European Stocks Drop" (Wall Street ...

Oil price spike won't spoil Aussie equity party

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... investment market research, Matt Sherwood, says Australian businesses should be more insulated. Rainmaker chief economist Benjamin Ong this morning raised concerns that a 7.4% increase in the price of oil sees it encroaching on the price it reached back ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
Can you feel it, can you feel it... can you feel it? Darn right, Virginia! Everywhere you look there seems to be that general sense of optimism that's permeating through every nook and cranny of the financial market world. Seems our work here is done. ...

Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Buffet buys beans (and ketchup) maker. I think this about sums up the major event of last night. Wall Street liked it. It closed on the up after a down opening buffeted (pardon the pun, or is this a pun?) by news of continuing contraction in the economies ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
"Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun Roll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the run..." -- Beer Barrel Polka by Vejvoda and IngriA! Roll out the barrel cause the All Ords' on a run. Roll out the barrel, it's broken five thousand! It's ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Ho-hum. Wake me up when it's over. "Twas another ordinary day in the market's today folks. The only news being the long wait for US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. According to Bloomberg, "He will make proposals for spending on ...

Nikkei 13K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013

Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Almost 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 ...