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Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... it couldn't have come soon enough. No Virginia, that wasn't a typo for the Swiss franc is back in the news again. As Bloomberg reports, "The franc fell against all but one of its 16 major peers Friday." "The franc dropped 0.7 percent to 1.0306 per dollar ...

Pepared for "lift-off" watch out for "ceasing"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... consciousness. Yes "FINALLY" for Janet & Co had been telling us this since talks of lift-off and dot plots began. Here's Bloomberg's headline back on 21 April 2015, "Fed Plays Down Liftoff Timing as It Emphasizes Gradual Rate Pace". Yet we had big jumps ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... 500 index rallied 1.6% overnight and yield on 10-year US Treasuries increased only slightly from 2.26% to 2.27% and Bloomberg's US dollar spot index went down by 0.1%, albeit from an eight-month high. Yes folks, we have prepared and are now prepared ...

Treasurer calls for planners to enter China

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... further develop competitive advantages established in Australia's sophisticated system. Morrison made the comment at a Bloomberg event in Sydney this morning and said the advantages stretch further than financial services. "I'm advised for every dollar ...

Goldman Sachs calls time on BRICs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund because it doesn't expect "significant asset growth in the foreseeable future." Bloomberg data shows that the fund had lost 88% of its assets since a 2010 peak. Since then, Russia and Brazil are in recession ...

Mother's Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... as to the why's and the why not's for a December lift-off. This one's an important one. Nay, "monumental". Just ask Bloomberg. "To say the October payrolls report will be closely watched across the world would be an understatement. It'll be monumental." ...

Rusting still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... Iron & Steel Association (CISA). That's the demand side of the equation. Supply is not providing any support either. As Bloomberg reports, "The biggest producers are still adding output, seeking to lower costs per ton, expand sales and take market share ...

Six point five is PM Li's new like

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... source. But if Xinhua News Agency's scoop is correct, you, me and Dupree should steel ourselves for a slower China boat. Bloomberg reports that Xinhua reports that, "The nation needs annual growth of at least 6.53 per cent in the next five years to meet ...

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... is wink, winking, nudge, nudging that it's gonna lift at their next meeting. It's for all to see in the 0.7% jump in Bloomberg's US dollar spot index to 97.59 overnight - the highest in two months. It's for all to see in the 5bps rise in the 10-year ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... Friday, have practically made the Fed's policy stance tighter by re-strengthening the exchange value of the US dollar. Bloomberg's US dollar spot index climbed by 2.5% last week with the euro dropping by 3.1% between 16 October and 23 October to US$1.1010 ...