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While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... While the rupee's sharp depreciation was sparked by the sell-off in emerging markets ahead of widespread expectations of a taper in September, India's negative economic fundamentals - slowing growth, high inflation and ballooning budget and current account ...

Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... the 16-day shutdown sliced 0.6% off US fourth quarter GDP growth from around 2.2% to 1.6%. That sort of growth keeps Fed taper at bay. Financial markets now expect the Fed to begin tapering by the middle of next year - instead of making its final withdrawal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Australian shares are half a per cent higher after the US Congress appeared ready to raise the debt ceiling. The big banks all gained but the big miners slipped after the US House of Representatives and Senate looked poised to confirm a budget deal ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 14 and counting...3 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. But wait! There's news just out. Washington, it seems, is gonna kick the can a little farther. It won't be 22 November as reported last week, it'll now be 15 Feb 2014. Reuters ...

There is fear in the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... against the US dollar. The euro is now fetching US$1.36, 6.1% above the 2013 low of US$1.28. It started weakening on Fed taper talks but rebounded as soon as the Fed killed it. And guess what a prolonged crisis in America does...no near-term taper and ...

Impasse ends when Wall Street says stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... much. It ended 0.04 percentage point higher to 2.65% which, in turn, is still 0.35 percentage point lower than this year's taper fear-induced high of 3.0% hit on the 5th of September. What gives? If you believe the headlines, what gives is that markets ...

Shutdown with an i

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013

The missing link

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013