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No problemo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
Thanks to all you panic-sellers out there, for without you guys there won't be any dips to buy. And so it goes, Virginia. A momentary bout of selling once more met with dip-buyers. The S&P 500's recoup some of its 2.3% loss the previous day, up 1.4% ...

Fool's gold?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... It's official folks...we now have a bear market -- a bear market in gold, that is. The yellow metal no longer shines Virginia. Gold's spot price closed at US$1484.07 an ounce. That's a 21.8% drop from its all-time closing high of US$1898.25 per ounce ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... Plus, the participation rate fell. Plus, the aggregate monthly hours worked dropped. You know what follows don't you now Virginia? Interest rate cuts are back on the RBA's 'to do' list. It has to or the growing number of forecasters forecasting that ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
I hate to tell you I told you so but...I told you so. Yes Virginia, I hate to tell you I told you so but...I told you so. Yes Virginia, the Fed's monetary magic continues to work its magic on the equity markets. Wall Street's running up and setting ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... because America has turned the corner back into cactusville yet again? Remember what the headlines told us last week, Virginia? "Global shares, oil fall sharply on U.S. growth concern," printed Reuters. "U.S. Stocks Fall as Energy, Financials Tumble ...

No promises, promises for Kuroda

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013

2011 and 2012 Redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... (BOJ) shocked and awed financial markets for he delivered much more than even the most optimistic had been expecting. Yes Virginia, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has rolled out its printing press...and it's bigger than that of the Fed's. Kuroda san is going ...

Cypriot banks to re-open sans banking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... audit at the Central Bank of Cyprus, Yiangos Demetriou) or seven days (according to Athens newspaper Kathimerini). Yes Virginia, the capital controls are all in place and we're just waiting for the banks to open its doors. When they do, there'll be not ...

Template of a bail-in?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... situation of the country concerned and no models or templates are used." No, it's not a blueprint... it's a one-off! Yes Virginia, the classic "I didn't say that!" and clarifying statements whenever a Euro authority's pronouncement is met with market ...