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Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... looks set to become the focal point for investors after Barrack Obama's narrow victory in the presidential race. President Obama's priority is to secure a budget deal with the US Congress to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases amounting to ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... Chairman Ben Bernanke confirming or denying the New York Times report that he'll not seek a third term whether or not President Obama gets re-elected. Our friend Ben's term ends on January 14. What then? But as the song goes (with some tweaks), "He's ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... Wen announce this reduced growth target and decreased dependence on exports now? Could it be in response to US President Obama's "insourcing" speech last month? For when America starts making noises about jobs and business activity at home, China's cheap ...

Wolf, wolf

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... in 2008-09." Deloitte Access Economics may have been sucked in again -- just as it was in 2008. A day before US President Obama's inauguration, Access Economics released its December 2008 quarter Business Outlook. The press quoted the report as saying ...

Those tight Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
Could it be? Not long after US President Obama has departed this land that's girt by sea, Americans are now picking on Australians for their woes. Blaming it on our "recessionary mindset" and our "despondent consumer confidence". According to theage.com.au ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... countries with "misaligned" exchange rates and US Treasury Secretary Geithner's vocal support for the bill and US President Obama's accusation that China is "gaming the system" by keeping its currency artificially low. But if you don't believe China's ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... and former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Paul Volcker following the global financial crisis and endorsed by President Obama in January last year. They contain four core elements. First, limit the ability of banks and financial and institutions to ...

The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... And in this kind of environment every little bit helps. Speaking of help, it's still too early to speculate on President Obama's job creation proposal. You know the one - the one where he plans to spend US$450 billion in tax cuts and public infrastructure. ...

Not looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... There's none! At least, the Big O is seen to be doing something (he needs to, his second term depends on this). US President Obama proposed a US$450 billion jobs initiative following the latest US non-farm payrolls data showing that not one additional ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... unemployment and weak economic growth. "The market is skeptical about how many jobs will actually be created after President Obama's speech with respect to what the Congress will ultimately pass," said Andy Lipow, at Lipow Oil Associates. Analysts voiced ...