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Sentiment stirs bad mood

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
OMG! We're in big trouble now - very...big...trouble. Didn't I tell you Virginia? Financial markets see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear? The Dow dropped by more than 100 points -- it's about one per cent in percentage terms but ...

Penny for Benny's thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
Beep...beep...beep. Should have just slept in this morning given the bo-ring action on Wall Street overnight. "U.S. Stocks Retreat as Commodity Shares Drop, Banks Advance" was the headline on Bloomberg as it tried to justify the 0.1 per cent slip - ...

Baby steps

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Tiger and the Fed - no not Roger -- were the weekend's biggest news. "I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behaviour," Tiger apologised to the world to try to get normality back into his life - not to mention to get endorsement juices ...

In the eyes of the beholder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
It makes a great deal of difference, doesn't it? It just depends where you look. Just a week ago, nothing - absolutely nothing - could seemingly ease market nerves about the fate of the global economy and the financial markets. There were renewed stirrings ...

Good news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Another day, another good day on Wall Street overnight. It could not be any different given the good omens provided by last night's US economic data releases. Remember that inventory de-stocking that was prevalent over the past months? Seems that American ...

Happy days are back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
See what a long weekend can do to Wall Street's mood? Or is it because Wall Street operators have all gotten some on Valentine's Day that they're still basking in its afterglow? I just wish it were that easy. But no! Just when we thought it couldn't ...

Change of heart

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
It wasn't that too long ago that central banks the world over were losing their attraction for the US dollar and diversifying their currency reserves. China, Russia, Asian and Middle Eastern central banks were falling in love with the yen and the euro ...

Love thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
Chinese New Year. Valentine's Day. They fell on the same day this year. The Chinese all around the world and lovers of all nationalities were torn about which day to celebrate. Easy for the Chinese -- the celebration of the "Year of the Tiger" takes ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... the job stats stop. It will become a self-fulfilling prophecy and they will become the victims of their own success. Benjamin Ong

When the time comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Greek ruins. Oh no, not another Greek metaphor! Yes Virginia, you and I and many others are perhaps sick in the stomach - or sick in the head? - of all the Greek metaphors that has sprung up since the potential for a Greek debt default made the ...