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My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... competitive currency devaluations - "At least 21 central banks have eased monetary policy this year", the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reports (to which, permit me to add, some have already double-dipped). The full listing here (Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets-live/markets-live-asx-sinks-below-5900-20150305-3rhso.html#ixzz3TTOfh3tA) ...

Majority slammed (again), equities dunked, A$ fouled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... "ASX tanks as investors turn after RBA rate decision" was the Sydney Morning Herald's glaring spooky headline (http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/asx-tanks-as-investors-turn-after-rba-rate-decision-20150303-13tu5k.html#ixzz3TLodSzo0). Read on and ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... previous month. If you think that's bad, try looking into JP Morgan's crystal ball. Last week, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported that, according to JPM, "The Australian economy is "sliding down the precipice" due to "glacial" reform efforts, with ...

Taylor rules the RBA just right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... the Australian central bank's first meeting for 2015. Despite "Roubini Global urges RBA to hold interest rates" (http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/roubini-global-urges-rba-to-hold-interest-rates-20150202-133s4z.html#ixzz3QcrDl5s9) and Michael ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... (AFR) on 24 Feb - yes less than four months ago - "$A dollar to hit US66Ac: Deutsche Bank" - and the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) published on the same day - "Fears Australian dollar facing 'benign collapse' to $US66Ac". That time, the A$ was trending ...

A-dollar zero point six six

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... fearless forecast that the Australian dollar would be worth 0.66 dollar-US by the end of next year. The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) even reproduced the charts Adam used to back up his forecast... and they looked oh so convincibable. Wanna look? Look ...

Careful of the recession you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... gloomiest forecast of them all. Recession talks are beginning to be the thing du jour. Last month, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported Bank of America Merrill Lynch Australia chief economist Saul Eslake warning, "we could be in recession within ...

Speculation grows on super tax breaks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... in super means an increase in remuneration - or wages, by another name," Minister Bill Shorten is quoted as saying in the SMH. The comments suggest a form of means testing may be on the cards for concessional taxation rates that apply to superannuation ...

Man charged in multi-million dollar fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... J.P.Morgan. A mistake in the Greek transfer was what alerted the police about the fraud and all accounts were frozen, noted SMH. The fraud occurred on Christmas Eve seven years ago, and while most of the money have been recovered, around $3.4 million ...

Government pumps $500m into Members Equity

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Industry Super Fund-owned Members Equity Bank has received a $500 million injection following the Federal Government's Australian Office of Financial Management's investment in its super members' home loans RMBS. In a media statement released by MEB ...