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Limboland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Going for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

Two cuts and a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012

Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... America's way at year's end. As The Economist magazine eloquently put it: "... by extending the expiration date of the programme to December 31st, the Fed accentuates the stimulus withdrawal syndrome scheduled to begin on that date. The Bush tax cuts ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
The Australian share market remained in negative territory in intra-day trading, with most sectors falling into the red and investors digesting weak retail trade data. Reports that China's government may not repeat its massive 2008 stimulus package ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... This, my friends, is also a replay of its move only two months ago when it added 10 trillion to its asset purchases programme last February. And then there's tomorrow. For tomorrow, the Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to some walking the ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... market operations - announcing only yesterday that if it becomes necessary, the ECB still had the Securities Market Programme (SMP) in place that would allow it to purchase government bonds from euro area member countries. And not to be left out, the ...

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... charge of market operations -- to tell the world that if it becomes necessary, the ECB still had the Securities Market Programme (SMP) in place that would allow it to purchase government bonds from euro area member countries. Back home, calls are growing ...

FICAP's Wannabe Rockstars a huge hit

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... financial services peers supporting RockStar again this year," said Marnie McLaren, Financial Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP) Chairperson. "Our industry should be very proud of the contribution it has made to youth related charities in the past ...