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USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... readily accept what is twittered, I logged onto Standard & Poor's website and sure enough, it was there. " United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' Due To Political Risks, Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative Publication date: 05-Aug-2011 ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Great Depression." Its very first default was recorded in 1790. In 1841-42 nine of the states of the United States of America defaulted and 10 states did so again back in 1873-84. Financial markets have every right to be cautious until the fat lady sings. ...

When good is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... cent against the US dollar since the start of the year. People are buying euros! Maybe it's up to the United States of America to settle the score once and for all. Then again... maybe not. There are two major market moving items on the cards this week ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... Yes Virginia, just when we thought that the Fed has whack the head of deflation and unemployment in the United States of America with its freshly minted US$600 billion mallet, two heads popped up - China and Ireland - at the same time. The tension is ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... upwards their growth forecasts for China, emerging markets and the world. Searching... searching. Aha! The United States of America! Gloom and doomers are again using the latest US non-farm payrolls report to convince themselves that yes, the US is headed ...

Perpetual close to recovering $125m for Mahogany

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... Securities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers, which is now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States of America. The money raised by Mahogany from the retail investors was used to purchase notes issued by Saphir Finance plc, a UK special ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... TAP-DANCING CHRIST... I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT! Reverend Cleophus James: Praise God! Elwood: And God bless the United States of America! Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often that you won't even notice it. Wall Street was shown the light ...

Baracking for the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... uncertain times, tonight I want every American to know this, we will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before." While US President Barack Obama's words garnered applause and a standing ovation from both ...

Anti-terrorism ins board names new director

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... infrastructure and was established following the withdrawal of cover after the terrorist attacks in the United States of America on 11 September 2001. Azarias is currently a non-executive director on the SBS Board and a former NAB executive. Meanwhile ...
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