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Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... whacking its mole of tepid economic growth with the twin hammers of the US Federal Reserve's US$600 billion QE2 and the Obama administration's fiscal largesse. So far these twin hammers appear to be doing their job. The S&P 500 index and the Dow now ...

China no slow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
"You're nothing without me A no one who'd go undefined You wouldn't exist You'd never be missed." US President Obama might have as well be singing these lyrics from the "City of Angels Musical" when, according to the Australian Financial Review, he ...

Of Jobs, Hu and Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... But even bigger than Jobs, Chinese President Hu Jintao is coming to America... and meet and dine with US President Barack Obama at the White House. I could just imagine the polite dinner conversation. BO: More roast beef Mr. President? (Hope you choke ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... the green stuff until the threat of deflation is no more and the labour market becomes whole again. And then there's Sir Obama doing his own bit - extending his predecessor's tax cuts, reducing payroll taxes and extending unemployment benefits. Is it ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... tax cut extension compromise. Santa repeats, the US economy is on track for recovery. This was ensured by BO's (Barrack Obama not Ben Ong) announcement yesterday of the tax extension deal. Americans will now not have less money come the New Year. Plus ...

Santa's in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... Santa - and its Santa is bigger than Australia's. Because its not only Tom, Dick and Harry that would benefit from Santa Obama but the rest of the world. There was worldwide cheer when Santa Obama announced that he's forged a compromise deal with the ...

US considers retirement reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
As part of a broader effort to get the US debt position under control, President Obama's deficit commission has proposed raising the retirement age and commencing a serious discussion around increasing retirement savings. It echoes the kind of debate ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... American businesses are merging and acquiring. Liquidity is not the problem, interest rates are already at rock bottom. It's Obama's healthcare reforms, it's the threat of higher business and income taxes. It is this and it is that, but it's not liquidity ...

Goldilocks QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... Governors' seats. Given the strong level of dissatisfaction with the incumbents, there's an equally strong possibility for Team Obama's majority in the House of Congress to turn into a minority. If this happens, fiscal policy direction could also alter ...

Pigs are bacon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... The Fed surely isn't going to intervene in the currency markets to stop the dollar sinking - neither would the Treasury or Obama - it will defeat the purpose of them trying to make the fledgling recovery stick. And even if they intervene, how would this ...