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That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Could it be? Could it be that the list of all good and wonderful stats I presented over the past two days on this space -- that suggested that the global economy as we know it is gathering momentum -- sank deeper into the consciousness of practitioners ...

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. ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
Down, down A$ is down. Here's looking at you, parity. Was it the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)'s 25 basis pint reduction in the official cash rate last week and RBA Governor Stevens' promise to do more "should that be necessary to support demand" ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
An ill wind blew over this land girth by sea yesterday. Recall the 71,500 workers that found work in February - yes, that one...the one that's the biggest one month job gain since July 2000, the one that came in more than seven times market expectations ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
'Twas another up day on Wall Street overnight as investors bought a lotta Apple and other techs and... optimism on a cliff deal. "Twas another good day in Europe - the Stoxx 600 closed 0.7% higher to an 18-month high -- despite the European Central ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on international bourses amid hopes US political leaders will agree on a debt reduction plan to avoid the looming fiscal cliff of spending cuts and tax hikes which could send America ...

Investor cash obsession worries wealth creators

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Despite growing speculation that the next bull market run is just around the corner, historically low interest rates, and a call by RBA governor Glenn Stevens for investors to return to shares, investors' remain unwaveringly committed to cash. Following ...

RBA holds rates but deploys rhetoric as magic pudding

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Reserve Bank governor Glen Stevens can hold off policy adjustments if rhetoric can help get the economy moving again, according to Instreet managing director George Lucas. Yesterday the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised the market by holding ...

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
So what did you think? Was it good or bad? Good enough to keep the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) finger off the trigger for another month or something ominous that it would have no option but the fire? Was the "6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia ...

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
ariant Perceptions' variant perception QE is dead, long live QE! It's the eve of that much-awaited, much-speculated Big Ben QE speak but last night's bigger-than-what-we've-seen-over-past-few-day's fall suggests that participants may have given up on ...