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Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
The minutes of the US Federal Reserve's 16 March meeting spelled the reasons for the FOMC's decision to keep the fed funds rate unchanged at 0-0.25 per cent. "While recent data pointed to a noticeable pickup in the pace of consumer spending during the ...

Greenspan put

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
"...I'm finding it very difficult to look into the future and not worry about that." This was Citizen Alan Greenspan talking on Bloomberg Television. Alan was referring to America's "federal debt" and its "capacity to borrow". He must have thought it ...

Women make up 30 pc of trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
Days after Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young called for 40 per cent of board directors of Australia's Top 200 ASX listed companies to be women, research by Rainmaker released today on International Women's Day confirmed that not even not-for-profit ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... post-Ripoll and post-Cooper financial reforms could be even more radical than the industry has so far imagined. For example, the Greens already hold five Senate seats. If this increased then the Greens and not the Coalition could return to holding the ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Walt Disney lives up to its reputation - that of cheering up depression. But is Wall Street now playing with Mickey Mouse Money? Walt Disney, with a little help from its friends - JC Penney and Abercrombie & Fitch Co -brightened Wall Street's sombre ...

Elusive 10K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
The Dow's hold on that elusive 10K-point mark remains elusive. Perhaps it is the consensus' way of affirming that, indeed, the market has run ahead of itself. Wall Street slid further overnight with the Dow slipping further below the 10K mark despite ...

Aus Ethical opens property trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... energy efficient buildings with a minimum 5-Star Green Star rating. The trust, which was launched by Caroline Le Couteur, Greens MLA in Canberra, aims to provide long-term capital growth and a moderate income stream. It attempts to provide 3 per cent ...

October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
September 2009 bucked the historical norm - that of being the weakest month of the year for stocks - but October started with a bang that scared the thundering herd of bulls. My oh my, just imagine the extrapolations this could engender? Equities sold ...

Yin to market yang

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
Chinese authorities don't just speak another language, the way they regulate their stockmarket contradicts the Western dogma too, and that's a good thing for long-term Asian equities investors. Michael Power, investment strategist at fund manager Investec ...