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Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... 6.1% above the 2013 low of US$1.28. It started weakening on Fed taper talks but rebounded as soon as the Fed killed it. And guess what a prolonged crisis in America does...no near-term taper and perhaps, even an increase in Fed purchases. Bad for the ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
"When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me." - Ben E. King How serendipitous is it, 'ey? It's Ben all around. This little Ben ...

Syria on ice and other things nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... economy continued to grow below trend in the second quarter when the Australian National Accounts are released - experts guess GDP growth of 0.6% on the quarter and 2.5% year-on-year.A That's still below trend growth of 3.0%. The disappointing retail ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... given a medal of fortune...a handsome 27.2% gain by the end of 1991. Iraq War Part II:A "Operation Iraqi Freedom" (2003) Guess, I don't have to remind you Virginia.A You very well know how they run sequels.A Same characters, same plot, same ending. War ...

FOMC - Fed Outs Market Confusion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013

Biggest weekly drop since and other scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013

Let the baby kissing pictures begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched an international equities exchange traded fund (ETF) for Australian investors. The SPDR S&P World ex-Australia (Hedged) Fund will be hedged back into Australian dollars and begins trading on 9 July. Since ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... didn't actually say stupid but I think he was thinking that)...not the Fed, which is, at this point, just putting its best guess scenario out there -- a rosier scenario that could be scuttled by the financial markets' unintended reaction and negative ...