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Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... world, come on." -- Kool & the Gang Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, most major equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town went into the weekend celebrating their pretty gains for the week and 2015 to date. That's really something to write home ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... 'Twas the Night before Christmas' Nah, 'tis still a month away but not only jolly old St. Nick but also Santa Claus came to town -- one putting presents of cheer into our stockings, the other whispering hope of cheerier gifts for one and all. Ho ho ho. ...

Real stagflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... Hopes are for Brazil's Finance Ministry to do more growth stimulating while the central bank is busy driving inflation out of town. But as finance minister Guido Mantega recently commented, "New measures should be announced, but they aren't ready yet". ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... know for sure. No doubt financial markets and central bankers and fiscal authorities from New York to Rio and old London town are on high alert. But methinks none could be higher on the alert scale than the European Central Bank (ECB). Yes, them - the ...

Australian Unity adds Townsville property to healthcare fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
Australian Unity Real Estate Investment (AUREI) has added a $5.5 million property in Townsville, Queensland, to its Healthcare Property Trust. The property is an office building that AUREI is proposing to convert into a 60 bed mental health hospital. ...

Time to get shorty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014

Hawks Nest is Australia's oldest town

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... median age is 37 the median age for people who live in Hawks Nest is almost twice this being 60 years of age. The nearby town of Tuncurry meanwhile has the highest proportion of residents aged above 65 at 40%, followed by Tea Gardens near Hawks Nest ...

Recycling the same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... Oh no! Bloody Vlad's back! Wall Street and the rest of 'em equity markets flashed red from New York to Rio and old London town as geo-political risks resurfaced following reports of Russian 'incursion' into Ukraine. That's if you believe this morning's ...

Goldilocks is back in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 on 17 July. But we'll let sleeping dogs lie for now Toto. For now, Goldilocks is back in town in Uncle Sam country. Data out last night show good news on the housing front. Overall US housing starts soared by 15.7% ...

Putin pontificates peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... trucks and other logistics vehicles with official Russian military plates, travelling towards the border near the Russian town of Donetsk - about 200km away from Donetsk, Ukraine". "For some observers, the large convoy moving with obvious top-level coordination ...