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On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... less than expected employment gain last month (and the rise in the jobless rate to 5.6%) makes the call even more convincing. Ahh yes...surprises - on the up and the down. Rate hike calls in March because the Feb jobs numbers surprised on the upside ...

May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
It's getting close. It's less than two weeks away. Then we're in May -- that month of the year when the old Wall Street adage tells investors everywhere to sell and go away. And right on cue, the financial news are getting gloomier. We've already touched ...

All eyes and ears on Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013

Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... sources -- they're all playing the same song - that the US Federal Reserve could, would or should end QE3 earlier than expected. Ahh, that familiar phrase again -- coulda, woulda, shoulda. I don't know about you but isn't the Fed just engaging in a healthy ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... production; America's debt ceiling impasse, and; Standard & Poor's downgrade of the USA to AA. This time could be different. Ahh, those immortal words. Certainly, or hopefully, we won't see a repeat of the catastrophe that hit Japan or any other country ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... 38.8% between 20 December 2011 and last night. So there we have it folks! Nothing seemed to have remained equal for Steen. Ahh... but then, Steen explains that his "Outrageous Forecasts" were "never... an exercise in being right" but more to provoke ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
Finger pointing -- this is what happens when the going gets tough. Europe blames the US for the drop in its equity markets last night. "European Stocks Fall on Mounting Concern Over U.S. Budget," says Bloomberg. Wall Street blames Europe for its woes. ...

RBA says its ok

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... first time in six years that it has maintained the status quo on Melbourne Cup Day - following yesterday's deliberations. Ahh yes, it'sthe world economy. While the RBA thinks that the "Risks to the outlook are still seen to be on the downside, largely ...

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... and lower commodity prices? Fortunately, the RBA's on the job... but it might have to more hard yakka. Here comes the sun. Ahh, but it's not all bad out there. There are some encouraging signs coming out of the world's biggest economy - the good 'ol ...

No BO news till elections please?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... has shifted to whether or not QEs will work to bring back animal spirits and lead to a longer lasting and durable recovery. Ahh, but then again, it could take years before markets find out the answer to this. Not good enough for algorithmic-driven markets. ...