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Now for the denominator

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... the US and now indicates that inflation would be coming down - big time. Wasn't Big Benny talking about his worry over deflation back in August 2010? At the time, he saw the prices paid component go down to 57.5 (July). Will QE3 be back on the table? ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
So what's the fuss all about? Wall Street dropped last night because they didn't like what came out of Sir Ben's mouth on his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill. This is what Sir Ben told Congress on the first day of his testimony: "The possibility ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
"Just like a knight in shining armor From a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." Peter Cetera - Glory of Love This tune played in my head when Beijing announced the country's June quarter economic scorecard yesterday - and boy oh boy ...

Don't blame China for inflation: AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... markets such as China were exporting inflation into the global economy. Chan said that pre-GFC China was blamed for price deflation when exporting cheap manufactured goods, resulting in job losses in developed markets. However, during the first quarter ...

Nobody wins against the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... Here, we'll hear Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa warning that the country is in a "severe state". It's still in deflation, it's got a huge public debt and now many of its production facilities have been inoperable in the aftermath of the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear ...

Game changer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
During these terribly horrible times, particularly for the people of Japan, it would seem callous - perhaps even a sacrilege -- to be contemplating about investing and profiting from what Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan described as the worst since ...

Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... need my QE). This according to Big Ben, "If we're still in a situation where the recovery does not seem established and deflation risk remains a concern, then we would have to think about additional measures." But if the US grows "very quickly" and inflation ...

New beginnings at Tower

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... services firms into Australia shouldn't be all that surprising. Diversification out of a low growth economy plagued by deflation and an ageing population, into an economy with a rapidly growing retirement savings pool makes perfect business sense. Particularly ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... actions over the past year showed that it's determined to pump an unlimited amount of the green stuff until the threat of deflation is no more and the labour market becomes whole again. And then there's Sir Obama doing his own bit - extending his predecessor's ...

Best house in the slums

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... cent drop. I'm sure everybody understands why the Japanese and Chinese bourses are on the slide. Tokyo's still battling deflation - that scourge of "spending now" and "investing now". Why "buy now" when you can get better prices next week, next month ...