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Welcome to the QE Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012

Q3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
"Is QE3 enough to save America's economy?" The Economist magazine posed this question to its readers over the weekend. So far, the nays have it - 78% of them think QE won't cut it - because according to those who commented: even Bernanke admitted that ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
There's no mistaking the jubilation in financial markets after our 'bestie' forever, Ben gave them what they expected... and then some. Moving on up. The S&P 500 and the Dow lifted by 1.6% overnight -- bringing the respective index levels just 6.7% ...

Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Two down. European Central Bank bond purchases -- Outright Monetary Transactions (OMTs) - open-ended at that: Check. German Constitutional Court's verdict on the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) bailout fund: Check. Ja! Jawohl! "'The review has concluded ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street on Friday closed up on hopes disappointing US jobs data will lead to Federal Reserve economic stimulus measures. At 0740 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures ...

Super Mario to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... Mario announced an open-ended bond buying programme which, henceforth, shall be known as "Outright Monetary Transactions" (OMT). Gauging from the markets' reaction - the S&P 500 soared to its highest level since January 2008; the Stoxx 50 jumped by 3.4% ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... central bank will buy bonds issued by heavily indebted euro-zone countries in a scheme named Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT). The OMTs will replace the ECB's previous Securities Market Program or SMP, first launched in May 2010. The plan is designed ...
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