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Humanitarian you, humanitarian me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... Humanitarian Aid in Iraq".... which started Putin laughing. On 8 August, ITAR-TASS News Agency printed that, "President Vladimir Putin has assembled an urgent meeting with permanent members of Russian Security Council on Friday, presidential spokesman ...

US/EU v Russia's lose-lose is China's win-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... me, sanction you. Equity markets fell on heightened geo-political risk concerns following news that Russian President Vladimir Putin's imposition counter-sanctions against the US/EU sanctions by banning importation of food products -- all cheese, fish ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... point to 1,920.24, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 2.22 (0.05 per cent) to 4,355.05. Russian President Vladimir Putin slapped one-year bans and limits on food and agricultural imports from nations that have imposed sanctions on Russia ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... enlarging the bull's eye on their target for the best part of four months now (since March, if I remember right). Yet Vladimir Putin remains defiant. This is because Vlad knows that the "west" knows that they couldn't impose full sanctions on Russia ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... along nicely," IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. Mr Shamu said investors were also encouraged by Russian president Vladimir Putin saying he would be supportive of the outcome of elections held in Ukraine at the weekend. Strength on the Japanese market ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... contract was up 28 points at 5,448. There was some easing in geopolitical tensions over Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin told pro-Russian rebels fighting in east Ukraine to halt plans for independence referendums. Investors were also encouraged ...

Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... way. Better stay away... if not for the whole month of May, then at least over the weekend. Who knows how far bloody Vladimir would go towards escalating tensions in the Ukraine. At least, the headlines look like they got it right this time: "Wall St ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... Renzi declaring that sanctions should be gradual and reversible to avoid the "Iron Curtain" from being raised back up. Vladimir could see the whites in 'em "infidels" eyes. So has Ukraine. It knows that Putin's got the US and Europe by the cojones. Latest ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... sharemarket is flat in early trade as investors ignore positive offshore leads. US stocks moved higher as Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments that he had no designs on a larger break-up of Ukraine eased investor tensions. But there was no conviction ...

China's art of currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... step closer to joining Russia Monday as its parliament formally requested Moscow annex the area and Russian President Vladimir Putin officially recognized the Crimean region of Ukraine as a sovereign independent state following the "will of the people."" ...