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RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... now knowing full well that it would take about a full year before today's rate cut is transmitted into the wider economy? Guess we just have to wait, when Governor Glen reveals RBA's decision at 230 PM today.

More flip flopping ahead for Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
"Star light, star bright, The first star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight." Many children around the world are undoubtedly learning this nursery rhyme at this very point in time. Either this or they're singing ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... million. Seven West was down 15 cents, or 6.58 per cent, at $2.13. "It is always a little bit worrying for investors, I guess, when someone big like that moves out of the stock," Mr Jennings said. Mr Jennings said he expected the market to drift along ...

Yuan to float free, in our dreams

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... surplus for 2012/13. It amazingly turned into an A$19.4 billion deficit (1.3% of GDP). All because the government's optimistic guess turned out to be just that. By the looks of it Swannie has been chastened this budget time around - more conservative ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... considerable time "after" (repeat, after) QE ends and "after" the "economic recovery strengthens". Then again, I might be wrong. Guess we'll just have to find out straight from the horse's mouth when dear Uncle Ben speaks this coming Saturday. Still ...

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" ...

May Day happy day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
You just gotta love this market, don't you think? It's swung from May day mayday to May day happy day in a span of less than 24 hours. Must be all those algos reading those cheery headlines overnight: US Jobless Claims Fall To 5-Year Low (WSJ) ECB 'ready' ...

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 ...

Template of a bail-in?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... pronouncement is met with market malcontent -- the SOP (standard operating procedure) since Greece back in 2010. All's well again, I guess... or maybe not.