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Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... weakness in domestic demand that was "recession-like..." The bad news doesn't end here. There's more. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted Standard & Poor's analyst Craig Michaels saying that, ""If there is a significant external shock, it's very likely ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... markets are now saying the Fed's mid-year lift-off is back on track. But as Jon Hilsenrath writes in the 'Wall Street Journal' (WSJ), "The strong January jobs report increases the odds, but doesn't guarantee, that they will drop the "patient" phrase ...

Shanghai-HK Connect connects China to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... minimum 3 months. Needless to say, foreign institutional investors' interest and participation had been limited. According to WSJ Marketwatch, "The plan is expected to increase trading volumes on stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Money managers ...

Anticipatory and moderate adjustments had become necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... (ShareCast) China economic outlook threatened by property decline (The Australian) China foreign direct investment at four-year low (WSJ MarketWatch) China's starting to look like old Mcdonald's farm 'ey? A-slumping here, a-cooling there, a-slowing everywhere... ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... The previous nine-week period of gains occurred between December 1996 and February 1997," printed the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). And in what appears to be sweet surrender, the WSJ's follow-up article this morning explains why: "The U.S. economy has been ...

Goldilocks is back in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... increase was due to surging apartment construction, a volatile category that can mask underlying strength in the market." WSJ's observation is given credence by still benign inflation in Uncle Sam country.

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... but he didn't say there won't be any stimulus".... and in the eurozone? "Euro-zone PMI slows, boosting case for ECB action" (WSJ MarketWatch). As well, Wall Street's positive reaction overnight is not that convincing -- Dow up by 0.06% and the S&P 500 ...

International media question Australia's "austerity budget"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... that risks a voter backlash with tax increases and aggressive spending cuts at a time of rising unease over the economy," the WSJ said. The newspaper described the budget as a "shock treatment" that includes "drastic measures." Read Financial Standard's ...

US fight over adviser fiduciary rules nears end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... interest disclosure, rather than actual removal of these conflicts. Highlighting the problem is a survey published on the WSJ website that reports 80% of US advisers receive their primary income from product commissions. The US Securities, Investment ...

Li likes 7%, maybe 7.2%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014