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The game markets play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... While there's still confusion over whether the Fed would really, truly roll back a bit of stimulation come September, methinks this is a good thing - better than a complete halt to be precise. Snip a bit, wait and see how the markets and confidence and ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... expected 5.7% in June and the May level revised up to 5.6% (from 5.5%). So where to from here, my lovely? My lovely, methinks we've returned to Fedspeak with Bernanke speaking in tongues. Remember this quote attributed to 'the Maestro' Alan Greenspan ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... further after the RBA's statement, then that might be good enough for a passing mark. However, the real game changer methinks is new federal Treasurer Chris Bowen's remarks after the RBA meeting. It could be just me but I smell the pavement being prepared ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... on September 2011. Oh yes, there was the GFC of course that helped it along the way but without the "Gold Agreement", methinks they'll be selling more gold to buy US Treasuries. Follow the money -- more so now when the money's coming from the ones who ...

Grexin Brixit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... up with a plan to reduce the budget deficit by 15 April. What? No pay for 9 months? That should be enough motivation methinks. That's one uncertainty solved...at least for now. There's less uncertainty for China too. Whether it's via creative accounting ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... sometime ago I penned on this column that "bankruptcy could be bliss" for the country. I still subscribe to that idea but methinks the troika (and Germany) is gonna prove me wrong - they're now heading towards forgiving Greece its trespasses instead. ...

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... again here: http://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2012/sp-gov-240712.html The only thing I can add is that Variant Perceptions, methinks, is confused - as I am. I read through the entire document (that's why I filed this column late today) and found that despite ...

It's still the hole, stups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012

Sitting and waiting and still hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... you look how flat market movements have become. Although the Fed's FOMC meeting minutes are set for release this week, methinks financial markets would be more eager to see what's at the other side of the hole - the Jackson Hole symposium, that is - ...

Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... to fix itself and promises and pledges that the G-20 would do something instead of actually doing something. However, methinks that there is more certainty in the US Federal Reserve announcing some sort of policy response. Speculations are that they'll ...