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Fall on the Wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... to 368K -- below the 400K economists' estimate would bring the unemployment rate down - from 405K last year. So all good? Errr... perhaps, if the US economy is operating in a vacuum. But it ain't. The HSBC flash manufacturing PMI for China fell to a ...

Fed's about to go... or not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... is that 11 of the 12 apostles - the voting members - of the US Federal Reserve voted for this "action" with only Judas... errr, sowee I meant Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President, Jeffrey M. Lacker, voting against this "action". "I'm so excited ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... credit default, economic contraction, bank sprints, social unrests, etc. In short, drachma means pain. Euro equals, well, errr... pain. The Greeks better be prepared for more to come for their decision will only embolden the Germans and strengthen Frau ...

All Greeced out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... 'Pringles' ad - once you pop, you can't stop. Just when we thought that all was hunky-dory with regards to the Grecian circus, errr, crisis -- that the a,-130 billion bailout "hrimata" (money) was practically in its pocket (begging bowl?) - we got what ...

In the eyes of the beholder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
It makes a great deal of difference, doesn't it? It just depends where you look. Just a week ago, nothing - absolutely nothing - could seemingly ease market nerves about the fate of the global economy and the financial markets. There were renewed stirrings ...

RBA mixes its game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... ensure that inflation remains consistent with the target over the medium term." I am sure this would be next month. Well, errr...maybe not. The RBA might go for a top spin instead of a volley.
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