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In it to win it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... markets would eventually force these non-believers to re-assess their positions for fear of missing out and/or tiring of the zero to very low returns on cash and bonds. They'll realise that they have to be in it to win it.

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... now considered indecisive trades. Make no mistake, you'll be reading gloomy headlines had the indices ended south of the zero line. And there were a-plenty - everywhere you go. In Asia, Japan's unemployment rate increased to 4.5% in October - more than ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... sector and government spending and general weakness in their export markets, the risk of European growth falling below the zero line are great. Recall the sharp growth deceleration in Germany and France in the second quarter. German GDP barely grew - ...

Ready to turn on the tap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... been another down day on Wall Street overnight - but it wasn't. The Street's three major equity indices finished above the zero line while we slept, despite more stats giving credence to 'the US is heading for another recession' scenario. The ISM non-manufacturing ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... market capitalisation - 4.4 per cent ahead overall or wait for it...17.6 per cent annualised. Now ain't that better than the zero return on your cash?

Oil central bank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
Wall Street bobbed up and down along the zero line last night, seemingly lost as to which way to go. At the end of the bell in New York, it decided just to stay put with the S&P 500 and the Dow just a teeny-weeny bit (0.01 per cent) below the zero line. ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... technology stocks -- led by Cisco's double-digit tumble - for the market's weakness. And after Nasdaq climbed to close above the zero line? Easy, just add one line and it's all fixed. Bargain hunting ensued after the sharp falls in tech stocks. But thanks ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... that it still can't make up its mind. The US equity market rose and fell during intra-day sessions but mostly hugged the zero line on closings over the past few days. It's conflicted. It doesn't know which way to jump. In keeping up with our Christmas ...

Cards for houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... homes, up from 8.0 months in June. Nevertheless, the shock factor appears to have diminished. Wall Street closed above the zero line overnight. Thankfully, someone somewhere is seeing some good in these awful housing stats. This one according to Bloomberg. ...

Something for everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... level. Nothing has changed. The monthly performance of the index of leading indicators shows the index playing above the zero line since early 2009. This is a significant improvement from 2007-2008 when it was bumping along the bottom on a monthly basis. ...