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USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
Uh-oh, we're in trouble now - really big trouble -- or so they say. No use pretending not to know what I'm talking about, it's splattered all over the weekend news. S&P has dropped one A from the USA's AAA. I must admit, I too didn't know what to think ...

Net-net, it's still good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... be asking "what about me?" demand "I'll have what she's having" and ask for haircuts of their own? And so we're back to square one. The bottom line is that Europe remains one big mess. It might look better today but it'll continue to spark intermittent ...

Straus-Kahn stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... a criminal sex act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment of a 32-year old hotel maid at the Hotel Sofitel on Times Square, New York. I linked this fiasco to the global financial crisis because what else is there that could drive the head of the most ...

Oil at US$300

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... twice. It was ok at first with the relatively bloodless revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, but not now. China's 1989 Tiananmen Square incident for instance, had not been repeated to this day. Besides, dictatorial regimes in the MENA region are now "bribing" ...

1989 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... as an aside, the clamour for democracy also spread to China just as we heard on yesterday's news. Remember the Tiananmen Square incident? Yes, this happened in 1989 at the height of the popular revolt in Eastern Europe. There was also much uncertainty ...

Hooray it's Oprah day

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... downunder episodes in front of an estimated 6,000 adoring fans. The Melbourne show set down for Melbourne's Federation Square happens later this week. The visit however has drawn sharp criticisms for being extravagant and showing Australia in the wrong ...

ECB to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... government revenues - plus protests and riots on the side. At best, the debt to GDP ratio stays at the same high level. Back to square one. And this is why I am convinced that eventually, despite continued protestations by the ECB, it will have to do ...

Charter Hall fund assets to $70m

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... facility is pre-leased to Australia Post for a 15 year lease term is anticipated to be completed in mid 2011, while the 1,880 square metre logistics facility in Willawong has been pre-leased to Grace Worldwide for 12 years. DIF received a 'highly recommended' ...

Perpetual FUM stable despite KKR bid

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Investors have shrugged off uncertainty surrounding Perpetual Investments' future, with the company reporting that its clients have kept their money with the manager despite a takeover approach last month. In a statement to the ASX yesterday, Perpetual ...

Goldilocks QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... guessed - yes guessed - correctly and are positioned on the right side of the trade. The best thing to do at this time is to square positions, take Friday off and come back Wednesday. For until next midweek, not a creature will stir, not even a mouse. ...