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Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... to its lowest level (300K) since May 2007 - that was 7 months before the US economy officially went into recession. Bloomberg reports that this is better than the most optimistic forecast of the 52 economists it surveyed. Before this, Australia's Statistician ...

Time to go away?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... suddenly allusions to the "tech wreck" of 2000 are starting to slowly weave their way into the blogosphere. According to Bloomberg, "Technology shares were hit as traders dumped the biggest winners of the bull market amid concern valuations have advanced ...

The art of fighting without fighting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Only 2 economists out of the 57 in Bloomberg's survey and just 2 - perhaps the same 2 - out of 72 economist polled by Reuters got it wrong. Think it's safe to say that these two economists (or four, in case they aren't the same two) expected the European ...

Bloomberg acquires well-known UBS indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
Independent global index provider Bloomberg Indexes has acquired a family of well-known Australian indices from UBS. Under the transaction, Bloomberg will acquire all UBS Australia bond indexes, including the benchmark UBS Composite Bond Index. The ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... passed - good, bad and so-so -- but looking at the headlines: S&P 500 Rises to Record as Consumer, Tech Shares Rally (Bloomberg) European Stocks Advance as U.S. Manufacturing Accelerates (Bloomberg) Emerging-Market Stocks Set for Longest Gain in 15 Months ...

Bubbling bubble?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... yields, affecting mortgage rates, affecting affordability... or weather distorted?) Then there's the geo-political scene. Bloomberg's headline say it all, "Crimea Resolution Backed by U.S. Barely Gets UN Majority". But read through the report and instead ...

A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... with headlines proclaiming the Australian dollar's comeback - as in, it's again on the rise against the US dollar. My Bloomberg screen shows the A$ fetched as much as US0.9150 in overnight trade - its highest level this year and up 0.67% from last week's ...

China's art of currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... Except for those long yuan gamblers, heard anyone complained about the Chinese currency's depreciation yet? According to Bloomberg, "The currency has slid 1.8 percent from a 20-year high of 6.0406 per dollar reached on Jan. 14, after strengthening 2.9 ...

Pickle wrapped in a bind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... poll administered under threats of violence and intimidation from a Russian military intervention" following the vote. Bloomberg reports that, "U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague called the vote "illegal, unconstitutional and illegitimate" and that ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... overnight. The headlines have easily pinpointed the cause... "U.S. Stocks Retreat, Treasuries Rally on Ukraine, China" (Bloomberg) "Increased Ukraine worries hit stocks, drive up yen" (Reuters) "Equities plunge on rising risks in Ukraine" (AFR) "Stocks ...