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Punishing Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... has warned Russia could be expelled from the G8 if it continues its military intervention in Ukraine..." And Bloomberg reports that, "The U.K. said it won't send government ministers to watch the Paralympics." Vladimir being Putin, methinks it'll take ...

Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... pass through the US Senate and even if it did it would most likely be vetoed by President Obama, according to Bloomberg reports. The bill is a reaction by Republicans to what they believe is regulatory overreach by the Department of Labor (DOL) that ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... September. This is good news for Australia. But the better news is that Chinese manufacturers are benefitting. As Bloomberg reports, "Angang Steel Co. (000898), the largest steelmaker traded in Hong Kong, said Oct. 11 that it probably had 63 million ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... now and September - when markets expect the Fed to make its first trim. Or should I say when half expects it. Bloomberg reports that "half of those who participated in the July 18-22 survey, up from 44 percent in last month's poll" believe that the "Federal ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... mode. The politburo is not only going after speculative credit but is also now reportedly going on car chase. Bloomberg reports that China "plans to widen the number of cities curbing auto purchases to fight pollution and congestion..." The Chinese powers ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... its banks by letting interest rates soar there at the same time that its PMI shows manufacturing contracting. Bloomberg reports that "The seven-day repurchase rate rose 2.70 percentage points to 10.77 percent in Shanghai, according to a daily fixing ...

Volatile safe-haven bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... from 2.17% the day before when QE unwind speculations were hush, hush. And just for a brief of history lesson, Bloomberg reports that the 10-year T-bond yield "had climbed to 2.23 percent, the highest level since April 5, 2012" yesterday. And what made ...

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... triggered because of this, all because computers don't ask why, they just do. I also learnt something new today - Bloomberg reports Jonathan Corpina's -- senior managing partner with Meridian Equity Partners - take on the flash crash last night. To wit ...

Falling BRICs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... underwater. Brazilian equities are down by 7.5% to date, Russia's off 3.1%, India's shed 2.9% and China is 0.5% lower. Bloomberg reports that this is because domestic BRIC investors are taking their money out of their domestic bourses. "Trading by Brazilian ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... because actuals almost never meet expectations. They could be higher or lower and only very rarely spot on. Bloomberg reports on 9 Feb, for instance, that, "About 75 percent of the 341 S&P 500 companies that released results so far in the reporting season ...