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I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
Uh-oh, looks like the Wall Street seesaw has just been whipsawed. Wall Street's action - and their presumed causes -- over the past three days are summed up in Bloomberg's headlines over the past three days: S&P 500 Falls to Nine-Week Low on Global ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Headlines upon headlines remains littered with MH17 and what happens next as the international community vents its anger on Russia. 'twas these headlines that reportedly downed Wall Street overnight. But we surely know what comes after the dip, 'eh ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
"...And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, care you not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
After all the build up, the anticipation and the suspense, Wall Street had only a minute reaction to the FOMC minutes. The Dow was down a little and the S&P 500 up a bit for there was hardly anything new to inspire that animal spirit in you, I and Irene ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Who's scared of Fed taper? Not Wall Street...not anymore, gauging from it's performance last week. The Dow ended 1.6% higher, the S&P 500 closed 1.5% on the plus and the Nasdaq turned in a positive 2.2%. All in a week that, on balance, gave you, I and ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
I beg your pardon, but was that it? Was that the song we've waited all this time for Big Benny to sing? The song remains the same to me. The same tune Ben Bernanke sang on the 22nd of May. The June FOMC statement was practically a rehash of the one ...

Another dead feline bounce

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
Oh boy! Wall Street is setting itself up for disappointment round 2. Cling! Cling! With the economic environment still challenging at best and recovery in a galaxy far, far away US equities - and by extension, equities everywhere else - would be hard ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
The wild gyration that has characterised financial market trading activity since mid-May continued to make its presence felt last week. Trading in stock and commodity markets remained highly volatile with prices swinging wildly. Anxious investors sold ...
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