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Template of a bail-in?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... contagion...... until Dutch FinMin and Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem spilled his brains out in an interview with Reuters and The Financial Times. It's not gonna be a one-off as previously claimed and stressed... it's gonna be the "template" a "blueprint" ...

Still the best game in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... Fitch Ratings slashed Italy's government debt rating from A-minus to BBB-plus with a negative outlook. And only yesterday, Reuters reported on the 13.1% plunge in Japanese machinery orders - a leading indicator of capital expenditure -- over the month ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... Financial Review, for instance, published this story today, "Buffett's making hay but issues a weather warning". Last Friday, Reuters had this: "Dow record not necessarily a buy signal" and the day before that CNBC ran a story titled, "Stock Rally Will ...

The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... to continued progress in the US. Let us count the ways: Consumer confidence - both the Conference Board measure and the Reuters/University of Michigan gauge - rose in February. That's despite the income and payroll tax rises already in full swing. Must ...

Wall Street up till it was down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... Average Approaches Record After GDP, Jobless Claims" (Bloomberg) "Wall Street edges higher, Dow and S&P records a hurdle" (Reuters) "Dow nears record high on latest data" (Australian Financial Review) That's ok. The second estimate of US fourth quarter ...

Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... chance to use this word). If only its markets were still open to hear what Uncle Ben had to say. As eloquently written in Reuters: "Investors are fearful that the strength of the vote for anti-austerity parties will weaken efforts to reform Italy's public ...

Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... Fed begins to exit the policy, a few mentioned inflation risks, and some mentioned risks to financial stability." And Reuters: "Global equity markets extended losses on Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve's meeting last month showed it may ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... positive sentiment and all things good. Last night it was mergers and acquisition news that brightened the mood. According to Reuters, "Equity investors have to be encouraged by M&A since, if the number crunchers are offering large premiums, that shows ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... 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 Journal) These headlines ...

Banks raise $15bn in wholesale markets

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... deposits - total funds raised by major Australian banks in the wholesale markets just nudged $15 billion this year. Thomson Reuters numbers reveal that major Australian banks have already raised $5.4 billion in the domestic bond market and $10.2 billion ...