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The end is not nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... the name of fiscal rectitude have only created more hardship and less rectitude. Out with austerity, in with growth. Europeans no longer believe the no pain, no gain mantra for, for them, there's only pain. But what are Europa's authorities to do? Go ...

Scare me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... hedge fund FX Concepts -- is correct, it could be as soon as next month. "This summer I think is very likely... The Europeans aren't going to give them the money, the International Monetary Fund's not going to give them an OK. They will be out of money ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... its pro-austerity rhetoric and of course, there's the IMF with its recently increased firepower. Speaking of which, Europeans seemed to be moving towards the prescriptions contained in its latest World Economic Outlook report. These are: less emphasis ...

She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... day. Help from news out of the Eurozone that... wait for it... there is another plan in the works. I just hope that the Europeans have by now learnt their lesson and this time deliver something - anything - to keep that boulder from rolling back down ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... - you know, him who was punished to repeatedly roll a boulder up a mountain and see it roll back down. Only for the Europeans, each time the boulder comes back down it snowballs. Last night, it was the Bank of England's turn to play "bearer of bad news" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
SYDNEY, Nov 2 AAP - The Australian dollar is sharply lower as news of a Greek referendum to decide whether to accept a second Eurozone bailout package sent jitters through markets. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.25 ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
"Betcha by golly wow You're the one that I've been waiting for..." -Stylistics Hear ye, hear ye, the Europeans have reached an accord - and financial markets liked the sound of that. Major European equity indices soared between 2.9% (FTSE-100) and 6.3 ...

Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... Italy from asking for the same debt reduction? They'll ask to have what Greece was given. The problem is the longer the Europeans take to implement a credible solution, the messier the whole thing becomes and the further down the drain the problem euro-area ...

Good news, bad headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... let me be clear, only in times of crisis. I'm willing to bet my right eyeball that deep in their heart of hearts, some Europeans out there must be wishing the same thing - at least, until the crisis is checked. But back to China - it's latest GDP growth ...

Dream on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... already been leaked over the weekend. But the Germans are just being realistic. That's the positive spin. While the Europeans may have already stumbled upon a cure - no one, not even my dog - expects all the aches and pains to go away with one dose. ...