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Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015

Yes! This was my jubilant exclamation as I watched the S&P/ASX 200 index started climbing from the get go yesterday. Yup, I expected as much given the good news on or before "Mother's Day" - goldilocks US employment report, clam in the bond markets ...

2015: a lift year

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015

... not yet arrived, but I expect that conditions may warrant an increase in the federal funds rate target sometime this year." Yup, it's not only Madame Janet but "most of my FOMC colleagues". The main becauses: a small increase in the fed finds rate "might ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015

... growing worry about deflation (which is bad) and the growing number of central banks trying to head it off (which is good). Yup, you got it, we've gone full circle back to the "bad stats is good news, good stats is good" way of thinking things once more. ...

So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015

... when of QE and the which member countries' bonds the ECB would be shopping for - reports are, Greek bonds would be excluded (yup, the member, that's not a member it seems). And then, there's the "selling on news". And after all these, the $64 trillion ...

Conditions and confidence collide

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014

... of the improvement". "... the easing trend in business confidence suggests that the improvement may still be an aberration. Yup, Australian business confidence has gone the opposite way in October. The index fell by a point from 5 in September to 4 last ...

Goodbye QE, hello QQE

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014

... The announcement sank the yen (good for growth and inflation), boosted Japanese stocks (also good) and lowered JGB yields (yup, also good). But history might again repeat in the not too distant future. The good goings could again encourage the government ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014

... and, at the time, the looming recession there and the magnitude as to which this is transmitted to the rest of the world." Yup, the same scare - except perhaps, without the euro break up (but give it time and we might just re-live this again) - that ...

Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014

Houston, we've got another one. Another one of those big falls on Wall Street - yup, those ones that almost always begs the question, is this the one (the start of a bigger correction) or another dip begging to be bought? This time it's the International ...

Super Mario dropkicks markets

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014

... said in the European Parliament, is expected to be steered towards the dimension, the size, it had at the beginning of 2012." Yup, there's that 2012 level again. Surely Shirley Super Mario could find other assets to buy to bring total ECB assets back ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014

... it? We've gone full circle to speculating when the Bank of England (BOE) would raise interest rates in the United Kingdom (yup, that includes Scotland). Last week there was China too - all the nasties were out - indicators pointing to a (yikes) slowdown. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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