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More turbulence ahead: De Bever

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... what could have happened if a few cards landed differently," he said. De Bever said that "we are in for some really bad times in the bond market", arguing that the 30 year bull market in bonds (one of only two such episodes in history) is over. "All ...

Rise of Asia bonds: Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... Asia bond market issuances (excluding Japan) totaled around US$5 trillion at the end of last year. The figure is nearly 15 times the level at the start of the Asian financial crisis in 1997. According to Asian Development Bank figures, the total outstanding ...

ECB to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... roost but austerity measures given the current moribund state of the European economies just won't work. I've said this many times before. Reduce debt by raising taxes and cutting government spending (welfare, jobs) only leads to less jobs, less spending ...

Turkeys, PIGS and Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... and doom" Roubini has made a comeback proclaiming that Spain is too big to fail and too big to bail (out). The Financial Times Deutschland reported that most other governments in the eurozone and the European Central Bank are already pressuring Portugal ...

Better than a Thanksgiving turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... higher confidence... looks like the US economy is heading in the right direction to me. But then I've said this many, many times before. And I also remember repeating about a week ago that any market weakness should be taken as opportunities to add to ...

US insider trading probe rocks hedge fund community

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... investigation on Wall Street calling for general information and intends to cooperate fully with that inquiry". The New York Times also reported that Wellington Management, which has a significant Australian presence, has also received a subpoena notice. ...

Clouds gather in financial services

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... regulatory concerns against 'cloud computing' in financial services and says the widespread use of cloud systems is a sign of the times. IQ came forward after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) last week expressed concerns that cloud ...

Chireland hurdled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... higher before. It reached 8.7 per cent in February 2008. Yes, that was in the midst of the GFC. But do you know how many times it lifted the reserve ratio back then? 19 times! You read right 19 times from 7.5 per cent in June 2006 to 17.5 per cent in ...

Awakening from summer slumber

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... (or should I say the bears in the financial markets) have nada to justify their gloom. That China's tightened many, many times before and yet... its economic growth persists not perished. It would not squeeze so much that it chokes. So there we have ...

Perth mint eyes gold investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... ample time to lock-in the advertised price," he said. "That's a significant benefit for online bullion buyers in volatile times." The live market data is provided with a number of other technological features including sms or email alerts when prices ...