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Not ugly enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... roughly at par with the average paces seen in 2004 (6.2%), 2005 (6.5%) and 2006 (5.4%). Yes, those boom years when Lehman Bros was still with us. Unfortunately, we won't see any significant improvement in the US labour market until after the elections ...

Grexit sends investors running for bonds

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... followed, Greece's funding could be cut off, which would force a reissue of the drachma. "Just as with the collapse of Lehman Bros. in September 2008, the unintended consequences on global markets from a Greek exit from the EU could be significant," ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Armageddon. Catastrophe. Lehman Bros moment. GFC mark II. Game over. Funny but... haven't I heard all this before? Let me think. Yeah right. That's it. "Twas about four years ago when Lehman bit the dust. Remember how you - and your neighbours -- felt ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... high" (Australian Financial Review) These headlines were referring to 5 June 2008 - a little over three months before Lehman Bros called it quits on 15 September 2008 - when the S&P 500 closed at 1404.05 points. The S&P 500 index ended at 1365.74 points ...

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... more valuable currency could purchase. The A$ went as high as US$0.9786 on 15 July 2008 -- exactly two months before Lehman Bros declared bankruptcy. It was all downhill from there. Bullish predictions were quickly replaced by gloom. The Australian dollar ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... eight points higher at 4,639. There is no economics news scheduled for Monday. In equities news, the case between Lehman Bros and a raft of local councils and charities over their investments in sub-prime-backed securities leading into the global financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... The case of packagers Amcor and Visy Industries continues in the Federal Court in Sydney, as does the case between Lehman Bros and a raft of local councils and charities over their investments in sub-prime-backed securities leading into the global financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... releases its business expectations survey. In equities news, the case continues in the Federal Court in Sydney between Lehman Bros and a raft of local councils and charities over their purchase of sub-prime mortgage-backed securities in the lead up to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... Federal Court in Sydney of the case by local councils and charities against the local arm of former Wall Street bank Lehman Bros over their investments in sub-prime mortgage-backed securities leading into the global financial crisis. On Thursday, the ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... far these twin hammers appear to be doing their job. The S&P 500 index and the Dow now trade at levels seen before Lehman Bros went belly up on 15 September 2008. And why not, the recent reporting season shows that most US firms - despite disappointing ...