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One voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... differing views on how to resolve the fiscal and debt crises have so far gotten them nowhere - just a rolling attack on one country and then the other. European leaders will meet tomorrow night in Brussels to "review the debt-crisis options and reaffirm ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... loss on the global economy and financial markets if Egypt turns to sand. Despite the continued volatile situation in the country, Wall Street's performance overnight suggests that frankly, my dear, is doesn't give a damn (except of course, the Egyptians ...

Indonesia looking to deepen its capital markets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... said they were forming a stablisation fund that would step in to buy bonds if needed. The grouping includes four of the country's major banks and nine non-banks and insurance companies. The move follows concerns over Indonesia's negative real interest ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... Peninsula popped late last year but was quickly whacked back. But another one's rearing its head and thy name is Egypt. The country is in turmoil as Egyptians - encouraged by the ousting of Tunisia's government - demanded democracy and an end to President ...

Downgrade me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... highest for rated sovereigns -- will continue to rise further than we envisaged before the global economic recession hit the country and will peak only in the mid-2020s... In our opinion, the Democratic Party of Japan-led government lacks a coherent ...

Homegrown techs gain top billing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... Kylie Hargreaves, executive director of International Markets and Trade for Industry and Investment NSW, said that the country is one of the market leaders in IT globally and benefits from the growth of the local financial services sector. "NSW is a ...

Haste makes waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... shown on monitors near you at about this time last year. Yes, my dear Virginia, the film, "The Fed and other developed country central banks will start withdrawing policy - possibly as early as the second half of this year - on indications of stronger ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... allocations to international equities be under weighted. Here are some of the reasons why: Monetary policies in most developed country central banks remain very accommodative ensuring the supply of liquidity. Interest rates will remain low - and if necessary ...

Veteran asset consultant to bridge gap: AXA IM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... compared it to Mars Bars chocolates bearing the same ingredients around the world but adjusted for flavour depending on which country it is being distributed. "In my view, it's got to be an 'AXA IM' product but it's not a single recipe," he said.

Wrong answer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... interest rates given that six increases in the reserve requirement ratio this year has not been able to slow activity in the country. Ahhh, the fallacy of concluding based on individual parts. Hasn't Reuters read John Godfrey Saxe's poem "Blind Men and ...