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Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... don't understand why it seems like bad behaviour on Wall Street is rewarded but hard work on Main Street isn't; or why Washington has been unable or unwilling to solve any of our problems. "They are tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the ...

Celeste FM 'better placed': Villante

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... asset managers." Villante said the fund manager's name had to change after Treasury Group bought the business from Washington H Soul Pattison, which is where the Souls Funds Management name originated. He said the Celeste Funds Management name was confirmed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... 41 votes necessary to filibuster Democratic proposals, including the health care bill. The prospect of a logjam in Washington over health care eased concerns that profits at companies like insurers and drug makers would suffer. Rising health stocks pulled ...

Low rates to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... This is basically what Chairman Benny told US and world financial markets when he spoke before the Economic Club of Washington last night. Remember that before the weekend, the US dollar surged as markets brought forward their expectations of the first ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... I played baseball, and the way it is all across America. Judging by the current Treasury Secretary, some may think Washington does reward failure, but that should not be the case. I will do everything I can to stop your nomination and drag out the process ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... report for August. In company news, the Australia China Investment Forum begins. Medibank Private, Brickworks Ltd, Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd, David Jones Ltd and Australian Unity release annual results. Boart Longyear Ltd holds a general meeting ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... Buffet told his audience at a California conference. The tone was similarly positive at the Brookings Institution in Washington, with US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declaring that, "The recession is very likely over at this point." But he was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... action came as China filed a World Trade Organisation complaint over what it alleged were unfair tariffs imposed by Washington on Chinese tyre imports. Analysts said the prospect of a trade war between the US and China had made traders nervous. The market ...

Greenback weakness not all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... converted back into the US denomination. Normally by this time, financial markets would be listening to admonitions from Washington and/or the Fed warning about taking action to break the dollar's downdraft. We have heard nothing of the sort so far. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... Hi-Fi Ltd and Primary Health Care Ltd. Dexion Ltd issues first half results. In Melbourne, the Australian Ambassador to Washington, Dennis Richardson, addresses the Committee for Economic Development of Australia on, "How important is the recovery of ...