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My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
And it's off and... running. Whoops, sorry Virginia, I've gotten ahead of myself. It won't be hitting Europe's pavements till Monday, 9 March 2015 - the first instalment of the ECB's QE worth a,-60 billion, and a,-60 billion monthly hereafter until ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... vindicated the "crisis" duo of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his cigar-smoking Treasurer Joe Hockey. Yes, Virginia. They've been telling us since they were still opposing Rudd then Gillard then Rudd how woeful Australia's economy has become ...

A little tweet told me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
"Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception." -Sophocles Breakfast wasn't nice for me yesterday. Nah, Virginia, it wasn't because the toast was burnt or the bacon and eggs semi-cooked. It's because I was eating my own words with my foot in my ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... from 1.61%; Italy's down to 1.55% from 1.86%. And Greece? They're up to 9.72% from 9.42%. Yes you know what this means Virginia, Greece has no "contagion" to bargain with this time, unlike his predecessor, Antonis Samaras, and so comply he grudgingly ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... year-on-year rate of increase in the CPI is likely to slow for the time being, reflecting the decline in energy prices." Yes, Virginia, she's gonna be right... until she doesn't. This is because this was the same optimistic outlook it printed in January ...

WTF moment on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... periods, according to analysts' forecasts compiled by Bloomberg" (Bloomberg report under same Bloomberg headline). Alright Virginia, I admit it wasn't only that song but the words 'what the F' also screamed in my head. For if there is one thing that ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
"Yahoo! Celebrate good times, come on!...everyone around the world, come on." -- Kool & the Gang Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, most major equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town went into the weekend celebrating their pretty gains for the ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
It's raining jobs...A hallelujah... it's raining jobs! Yes Virginia, I'm sure that you too are excited (and you can't hide it) seeing the latest instalment of the US non-farm payrolls report that showed most measures up. It was all up for the US labour ...

Super Mario delivers huge stimulus package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... on a cloudy day... I guess you'd say What can make me feel this way?" Mario, Mario, Mario Talkin' 'bout Q-E Q-E. Yes Virginia, he did it. Super Mario brought sunshine to the financial markets on this, a cold and cloudy Frankfurt day. He ended months ...

China growth as Li likes it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... slightly higher or lower than 7.5 percent is acceptable, as long as our development creates jobs, boosts incomes..." Yes Virginia, last year's lower than target growth rate has PM Li's blessing. A rate of 7.4% still still created jobs -- employment increased ...