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Australia's Apple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Apple today convinced investors to stay. This was the general thrust on the why's and wherefore's of Wall Street's good performance overnight. Apple CEO Tim Cook didn't launch yet another iTech innovation, but his announcement made investors happy all ...

Not the biggest loser

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 18 MAR 2012

Better days are getting happier

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
They just keep on coming. One after another, they're rolling in. Exactamondo Virginia! More upside surprises came out of Uncle Sam's country last night. Better days are getting happier. Happy days are getting better. Wall Street is happy and it knows ...

When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
It really does pour when it rains. I'm talking about the pouring of positive economic and survey stats primarily out of America in recent months and the optimism it engenders in investors everywhere and the virtuous cycle that this optimism has started ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Is this what the other side looks like? 'Twas exactly a week ago today that financial markets suffered an attack of the jitters as all things dark and gloomy flashed before their eyes. You, I and Irene remember that day oh so well. The day there was ...

What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
It was another ho-hum day in the financial markets overnight. It was an unspectacular boring day, no matter how much the finance and investment commentariat would like to have you believe otherwise. The general thrust of cyber reports were that equities ...

Good bacteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
Events of the past week show that what happens in Greece does not stay in Greece, with financial markets zigging on reports that its debt swap deal is in doubt and zagging when it ultimately went through - at the 11th hour as it has always been with ...

Greece still matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
Market action over the past few days brought home one realisation - Greece still matters. The sell on 'no swap' buy on 'swap' trades made this all the more apparent. Yes, Virgie, we can close our eyes, ears and noses and pretend that it's been banished ...

Good memories

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
"I'm afraid to buy And I don't know why I'm jealous of the people who Are not afraid to buy" "Coz now stocks are fallin' Fallin' fast again." My apologies to Teri de Sario for my rendition of his classic "Fallin'", it's just that by changing a few words ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Roll out, no, no, put that barrel of fun back. Roll out the bad news. Which one? Would you like the one about Greece defaulting or the one that talks about Europe heading for (already in) recession? Or do you prefer a reiteration of the tale of China ...