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Perspective not perplexing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
No, no, no not again! Why can't stock markets move only in the up direction? You guessed it, 'twas another down day on Wall Street and in Europe. And yes, you're right it's because of European jitters because Italy's cost of funding remains on the up ...

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
The weekend is coming - another worry weekend. For about 3 weeks running, European policymakers have kept us hanging and guessing about what lies ahead the Monday after. Consider this: We spent the 22-23 October weekend worrying over France and Germany's ...

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
OMG! What in the effing world was he thinking? Just when we thought Europe was moving forward in the right direction, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had to open his mouth and announce a "referendum" on whether or not his people would accept ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... - 0711 AEST - its headline became, "Stocks advance on Europe summit hopes". Will they? Won't they? The question remains. Guess we have to trade in hope - or fading hopes -- for little while longer. Speaking of guessing, the guesswork on whether or not ...

Dream on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... could not afford to make a misstep or miscalculation. If it does, then we might just get the October crash we all fear. Guess we'll find out come next Monday. In the meantime, hang on for more volatility.

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
"Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring..." What's currently happening in Europe reminded me of this lullaby. If you believe the headlines, Slovakia's ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
"The top priority is to avoid an uncontrolled insolvency, because that wouldn't just hit Greece and the danger that it hits everyone, or at least a number of other countries, is very big. I have made my position very clear: that everything must be done ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... Adrian Leppinus said the market had held up reasonably well, despite a turbulent trading period on the Dow Futures. "But I guess most will be waiting to see how the US market takes Obama's speech and measures to stimulate the economy (when Wall Street ...

Willing America into a dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... be reversed next month. Still, if financial markets ask hard enough, they might just get the double-dip they ask for. I guess it's now up to Big Ben to come up with another plan - a plan to short circuit the market's negative predisposition, lest the ...