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Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... are slim, as it is unlikely to pass through the US Senate and even if it did it would most likely be vetoed by President Obama, according to Bloomberg reports. The bill is a reaction by Republicans to what they believe is regulatory overreach by the ...

Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... 15th of January and raise the debt ceiling until 7th of February. These mean that the shutdown ends tomorrow when President Obama signs the deal into law and...we get treated to the same Washington theatrics starting in the middle of January next year. ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... 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 roll. ...

Obama expected to pick Yellen as US Fed chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... woman to hold the post in the institution's 100-year history, replacing Ben Bernanke whose term ends in January. President Obama is due to make the announcement at White House ceremony attended by Bernanke tomorrow morning. She became favourite for the ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... 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 last ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... 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 only is war ...

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 ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... since the 2.4% drop registered on 7/11/2012 - the time when markets were neck-deep with worries. At the time, President Obama just won re-election which disappointed financial markets because of what markets perceived as Obama's business-unfriendly policies. ...

Off the cliff and into the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... from New York to Rio and old London town. Yes, we've got a problem coming Houston. It's the US debt ceiling. As President Obama warned last night, "markets could go haywire" if the US$16,400,000,000,000 is not lifted. You better believe it. For we've ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... news on the hoped for resolution to the Fiscal Cliff negotiations isn't so upbeat. Indeed the main news about President Obama over the weekend was his upcoming beachfront holiday to Hawaii and the $4 million it will cost US taxpayers notwithstanding ...