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Time to buy the bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... and debt crisis in Europe and slow growth in America. You want more? Yes, there's one more. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) now thinks that the world economy will grow 3.3% this year and 3.6% in 2013 - down from its July forecasts of 3.5% for 2012 ...

Market wrap - afternoon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... 10,800 contracts traded. The Australian market's weaker trading position has continued after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that delays in implementing Greece's bailout program would worsen the nation's financial shortfall. IMF managing ...

No BO news till elections please?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... pressure on the government to request for a bailout - and the stigma attached to it - in a hurry. Speaking of not rushing, the IMF, ECB and EC troika do not seem to be in a hurry releasing its verdict (the disbursement of the next tranche of aid) on ...

Super Mario to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... their commitment to the bail out conditions - austerity measures to bring down their deficits -- to be negotiated with the IMF and the EC. OMT will continue "as long as programme conditionality is fully respected, and terminate them once their objectives ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... - has gained 5.3% so far this year and 7.4% from the lowest level hit last June. How could one just so easily discard the IMF's slashing of its global growth forecasts down to 3.9% not even a month ago (from April's 4.1%) because "downside risks to this ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... debt crisis is never far away," he said. "I think it's fair to say that Greece isn't meeting the terms of its bailout and the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has basically said if that's the case then they will not provide anymore aid." At 1010 AEST ...

Digging dirt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... The ECB warned Greece that it would stop accepting Greek bonds and other collaterals pledged by Greek banks until the after IMF and EU officials are satisfied with the appraisal of the country's progress towards budget cuts. Still more. The US economy ...

Bad news? Where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... won't become necessary as the vicious cycle once again turn virtuous. True to form, one of my dearest contra indicators - the IMF - has done it again! Only three days ago, the IMF released its latest World Economic Outlook report, where it slashed next ...

Lost

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... that be could send prices up, up and away. "I'm in a place where I don't know where I am!" The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was top of the charts again last night, it's lowered growth forecasts headlined as the underlying rational behind the dip ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... in Paris, the CAC 40 was flat at 3,179.90 points. Madrid lost a hefty 1.99 per cent, additionally under pressure after the IMF forecast a worsening of Spain's recession, and Milan shed 0.36 per cent. In foreign exchange deals, the European single currency ...