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Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... low of 4.86% back in May 2012, it has re-accelerated to a 15-month high of 6.6% last month. Yes folks, Brazil's in stagflation condition - a dlilemma for any central banker.. The Brazilian central bank might need to stop shaving (interest rates, that ...

'Twinflation' makes real asset investment popular

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
A holistic approach to real-asset investment is the best option to hedge against the threat of 'twinflation', according to AllianceBernstein. Referring to the 'secular investment backdrop' for the next decade, Jon Ruff, lead portfolio manager and director ...

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... Africa) region would send oil prices soaring and derail the fledgling global recovery or ignite inflation or both - stagflation. With reports like these, who wouldn't be spooked into seeking cover? All's now lost! We're doomed! But wait... hang on... ...

Sentiment slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... My, oh my! Goodbye global economic recovery! Goodbye bull run! Welcome back pain! In economic parlance we call this stagflation (baby bear PIMCO's El-Arian may be right after all). This is another case of extrapolating to high heavens - like Dow 30,000 ...

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
ave the grizzlies driven the dip buyers away? Americans came back from their President's Day holiday and saw that nervy days are back again. The S&P 500 index dropped by 2.1 per cent overnight - its biggest in 6 months - and the VIX or "fear index" ...

More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... compact discs would cost more, they're made from petrochemicals after all. Slower growth plus higher inflation equals stagflation. We're in trouble now! It is but natural that those leveraged to growth - equities and commodities - are now taking the ...

Dollar dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... happens when like the scripts of Lehman et al, the greenback drops? If it happens at this point of the economic cycle, a stagflation in the US becomes a real threat. The cost of imported oil and other raw materials will rise at a time when the economy ...

The long and short of bulls and bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... bagging my persistent bullish stance and wrote that he remains convinced that the global outlook would be one of "stagflation => "W" or deleveraging & moribund growth leading to 'L'." Quoting Marc Faber - Dr. Doom himself - that the "strong rally in stocks ...

Refreshing pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... national debt levels. Rising inflation. Rising interest rates. Deflation. US$ depreciation. Below potential growth. Stagflation. Another bubble. You name it. The risk here is that by being boggled with concerns over the long run, governments and central ...

Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... rising crude oil prices would, at some point, again become a risk for the global economy. Did I just hear someone say stagflation?