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Rejoice for rates have risen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... markets? Just look at the US. Trillions of dollars spent and it still struggles to get back on its feet. So much so that the Obama administration is once again thinking of topping up the stimulus measures. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told ...

BOBisms

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
BOB has spoken and what financial markets heard was good. BOB, of course, stands for Bernanke, Obama and Buffet. But go back to yesterday's news and carefully read or listen to what the 'three wise men' uttered. Go on. Read again. Listen again. Was ...

Yin to market yang

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... equities getting ahead of themselves become more common in the US and Europe, a sentiment reinforced by US president Barack Obama this week when he pushed for financial reforms to help avoid a repeat of last year's GFC. Not that Power ever subscribed ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... banker. He warned that, "it's still going to feel like a very weak economy for some time." A similar refrain from President Obama when he told his Bloomberg interviewer that he doesn't "think we're out of the woods yet... "What we have to be careful ...

Playing chicken with tyres

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... and downward sloping. Trust politicians to try fix economies and they're sure to muck it up. What's gotten to US President Obama? In one word and three numbers - Section 421. Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 (China-Specific Safeguards) specifies ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... We may be seeing 'what happens' happening now. Illegal immigrants in the US and the Republicans are attacking President Obama's proposal to overhaul America's health care system as part of efforts to rein in government spending and return the budget ...

Almost Per-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... negative one-fecta further strengthens the case that the US economy is forging forward. "I'll be back!" US President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Chairman Ben for a second four-year term. No surprises here despite the American public's angst ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... made modest gains to new highs for the year, lifted by strong consumer confidence and home prices data and President Barack Obama's nomination of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to serve a second term. Trading fluctuated under pressure from a sharp ...

Meredith Whitney

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... name, don't wear it out! It took just one woman with gumption to whip Wall Street back in the right direction. US President Obama, displaying his inherent gift of the gab, was ignored. So were US Treasury Timmy Geithner and Ben Bernanke. And what happened ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... less than US Vice President Joe Biden is pondering a second stimulus. This is backed by Laura Tyson - a member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board - saying that the US$787 billion package approved last February was 'a bit too small'. ...