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Reheating the cold war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
Bloody Vladimir! This must be what US President Barack Obama thought after two-time (2000-2008 and 2012-present) Russian President and two-time (1999-2000 and 2008-2012) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin "asked" and "got" the Russian Parliament's ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... True to form...and recent history, it looks like the political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing he was Chinese Premier Li Kequiang instead where he can dictate outcomes, any outcome...or heads will ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... the debt ceiling, so I'd say there will be some upside in stocks in the next week." Mr Radford said confirmation US President Barack Obama would nominate Janet Yellen to replace outgoing Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke may also help stem the losses ...

Obama expected to pick Yellen as US Fed chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
US President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US central bank, White House officials have said. If confirmed by the Democrat controlled US Senate, Yellen would become the first woman to hold ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... allow the US to default on its debt on the last day of trading last week. Soothing words especially coming after US President Obama's reminder that, "There's a precedent for a government shutdown, there's no precedent for a default". But that was Friday ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... compounded by the increasing likelihood of a US (and its Coalition) war with Syria (and Russia) following comments by US President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry.A You, I and Irene know what war is good for, don't we?A Absolutely nothing! Not ...

Cormann commits to change in face of Labor moratorium

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... government to achieve some positive changes together. There is nothing wrong with change per se," said Cormann. Channeling US President Barack Obama's famous 2008 election campaign he added: "We need change we can believe in." Bowen said that in calling ...

US tax abolition to pave way for super fund inv

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
New reforms announced by US President Obama to abolish the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) will create a substantial opportunity for direct property and infrastructure investors, according to Russell Investments. Under current rules ...

CalPERS cry foul play, backs lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... The underlying federal investigation, code-named "Alchemy", began more than three years ago, in connection with the US President's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. The task force was the largest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... up when it's over. "Twas another ordinary day in the market's today folks. The only news being the long wait for US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. According to Bloomberg, "He will make proposals for spending on infrastructure, clean ...