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Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... crisis of 2010. This got kicked still further down the road into what is increasingly becoming a Portuguese (and perhaps, Spanish and/or Italian and/or Belgian) crisis of 2011. The Portuguese are vehemently denying there's a crisis or that they'll need ...

Turkeys, PIGS and Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... Deficit funding becomes even harder. They ask for bailout. The bond vigilantes were correct all along. That's the reason why Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is fighting back. "I should warn those investors who are short-selling Spain ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... path in the middle of this year. Financial markets eventually got over it. They're still buying Greek, Portuguese, Irish, Spanish and Italian bonds. The additional money now sloshing in the system would find their way there too.

Healing US, crouching Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... spending next year sent credit default swap rates against Irish government debt surging to a record 598 basis points. Spanish CDS also rose to record highs. Could this be November 2009 redux when debt problems first and Dubai and then Greece spark another ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... -Caixa Catalunya, Caixa Sabadell, Caja Duero-Caja Espana and Banca Civica. This is the first time I've even heard of these Spanish banks. Unless you live in Spain or in charge of the world banking almanac, chances are they're Spanish too you too. The ...

Paul does it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... from Greece and four from the UK - could show a loss of around 17 per cent on Greek government debt and 3 per cent on Spanish bonds. The CEBS will disclose the results "both on an aggregated and on a bank-by-bank basis, on July 23." Loss of around 17 ...

Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... deficit to 6 per cent of GDP by the end of next year from 11.2 per cent in 2009. Uncertainty??? Moody's is still unsure that Spanish economic growth will deteriorate? Moody's is still unsure that Spain won't be able to achieve its target of halving its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... European stock markets ended mixed on Friday, with investors more confident about the European outlook after a successful Spanish bond issue and plans to publish the results of bank "stress tests". Sentiment appeared to be steadying after a roller-coaster ...

Going nowhere fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... weak domestic demand are keeping prices in check. Although it's the CPI that matters more for the Fed....and the rumours: Spanish daily newspaper El Economista reported that the European Union, the IMF and the US Treasury are in talks with Spanish officials ...