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Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
It's a crying shame the alleged "collusion" between Trump's campaign and Russia came out when it did - about the same time as POTUS appears to be within grasps of tucking his first legislative win under his belt. Oh yes, this refers to the long-promised ...

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... (we - and the Fed - won't know it's a bubble until it's burst). Irrational exuberance redux? Perhaps. But as John Maynard Keynes stated many, many years ago, "The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent."

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Beam me up Scotty! That's the underlying message from Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's Budget update where the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report showed the budget deficit beamed up by a cumulative A$10.3 billion over the ...

More negatives

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... "quantitative easing" policy implemented in March 2001 and zero interest rate policy. By the by, Japan's also experimented with Keynes - that is, Keynesian economics in the early 1990s when it built "concrete beaches" and "bridges to nowhere". And so ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... it's now pushing on a string -- and therefore... go Keynesian! Yes, that great guy, the British economist John Maynard Keynes (JMK), who advocated that during times of trouble - companies don't want to invest and consumers don't want to consume - the ...

Good Budget, bad Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... 2015/16 (financialstandard.com.au). It's good. It's less austere and pro-growth than Budget 2014/15. JMK (John Maynard Keynes) would be pleased. It's bad. It's less austere and wouldn't make significant in-roads into cutting Australia's debt and deficit. ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Happy Mother's Day! Mothers everywhere must still be bathing in the afterglow of the public (and private) displays of affection showered upon them over the one day of the year especially dedicated to mommies. Mama Mia! The sharp rebound in financial ...

AustralianSuper adds London site to property portfolio

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... partnership between AustralianSuper and Hermes in the UK with the pair having initially partnered at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes following AustralianSuper's purchase of 50% of the major regional shopping centre from Hermes in December 2013. Hermes Real ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... before then. Perhaps it's time to try the more effective fiscal policy to stoke "animal spirits". Bring back John Maynard Keynes and let the government borrow and spend to revive the economy. Oh no, please don't crucify me for saying that, we still have ...

WTF moment on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... the tech boom. Other valuation indicators provide the same readings. "Irrational exuberance"? Then again, as John Maynard Keynes once said, "markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent". Then again, there's the Fed.