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Best laid plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... March, financial markets worried about exit strategies. That is, recalling the trillions of American dollars that the US Government and the Federal Reserve have flooded the system. Then Wall Street fell into self-doubt. The mood changed, we are not ok. ...

The market's next 800-pound gorilla

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... Japan, the UK and the US paying the price of high government debt issuance. For example, based on forecasts, the US government would have to allocate 16 per cent of total US government expenditure by 2019 on paying interest payments alone. "One of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... investors fretting over fears that recovery from the global recession remains distant. Ahead of Friday's opening, the US government said the US trade deficit had narrowed sharply in May to its lowest level in nearly a decade, led by a plunge in imported ...

Second half jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... tests the nerves and convictions of even true believers. Is there a better indication of this doubt than news of the US government contemplating Stimulus Mark II? Just look at what we have in the second half of 2009 and even beyond. Although faltering ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... quarter company earnings. If you believe the headlines, the sell-off was triggered by talks of another round of US government stimulus - confirming bearish views that the economy is far from healed. These two factors taken together are significant enough ...

Scheuber appointed QSuper chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The $22 billion QSuper has appointed Bob Scheuber as chairman of the board, along with three new trustees. Scheuber is replacing Gerard Bradley, Queensland's under treasurer who retired from his position as chairman after serving on QSuper's board of ...

Up yours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... underlying trend remains up. Now let's go back to the finger - the middle one. This is Citigroup giving the 'sign' to the US government, the US taxpayers and everyone around the world still grieving over the significant erosion of their wealth. News ...

Threat of Lehmannisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... into multicurrency bonds in order to hedge against potential disastrous losses on their investments due to soaring US government debt and a weakening US dollar. China is the world's biggest holder of US bonds, Japan the second and Russia third. Like ...

Fully sick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... institutions needing extra money without needing to again dip into taxpayers' pockets. Good for them and good for the US government as it would, at the very least, ease further strains on its deficit. China should be smiling. The global economy and financial ...

Stocks and bonds agree on recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... because of concerns over the possibility of a downgrade in America's credit-rating. Yields are rising because the US government must offer incentives to compete for foreign money to fund its ballooning deficit. These are all equally valid arguments. ...