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VIX says no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
We were just full of it yesterday, weren't we? Yes Virginia, we were filled with the words fear, anxiety, panic, doom and all else in between that spells M-E-L-T-D-O-W-N. We were so full of it that at one point, I thought it was already October - you ...

Back to cactus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Hang on to your hats, for here we go folks. While the previous day's data releases provided some leeway for positive interpretation, fresh ones out overnight cannot - in any way - be lost in translation. It's therefore not surprising to see Wall Street ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
A funny thing happened on the way to the financial markets last night. There were no significant changes to the landscape - but one could sense the smile on investors' faces if one cared to look. It's risk on one more time Virginia. Wall Street's up ...

Nobody wins against the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
The bad news just keep piling up don't they? And from the looks of them, they're everywhere. Let me take you to a bad news tour around the world Virginia, starting from our very own land DownUnder. If you're watching carefully, you'll notice that recent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Wednesday, following upbeat performances in markets broadly overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0659 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 47 points higher at 4,766. In economics news, markets ...

New index pinpoints volatility, products on way

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
Standard & Poor's has developed a new risk-control index to maintain volatility of 12 per cent, with UBS to deliver new structured products based upon it, it said today. Volatility on the S&P/ASX 200 stocks had reached 23 per cent over the past three ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
On the last trading day of April, I opened my daily piece with: "... this is investors' last day to decide whether or not to "sell in May and go away"." And concluded that, "... it might be prudent to bag some of those profits and go away in May. Just ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open higher, following a strong US lead, before slipping back into the red as the high Australian dollar continues to put a dampener on local trade. At 0730 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The outlook is positive for the Australian market on Thursday, with strong leads from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street finishing robustly, although commodities markets were mixed. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 26 points higher at 4,941 ...