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Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... bail out. Talk about being crushed between a rock and hard object. Bank run if it does bankrupt if it doesn't. And so Virginia, we're back to the usual speculations of not so long ago. No Cyprus bank bailout, Cyprus government defaults on its debt, Cyprus ...

The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... watching, to the left of the United Kingdom on google maps is making big strides of its own, and its name is Ireland. Yes, Virginia the country known as 'The Celtic Tiger' that's turned into 'The Celtic Pussy Cat' at the height of the European sovereign ...

Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... as outweighing the benefits of promoting a stronger economic recovery and more-rapid job creation." Did you get that, Virginia? The benefits to the economy of continued policy accommodation still outweighs the costs and risks associated with unwinding ...

Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
So near, yet so far. Remember those back of the envelope calculations we did yesterday, Virginia? The one which showed that the S&P 500 is almost there - could reclaim the all-time peak it reached in October 2007 by this weekend or at the most by the ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... "Don't stop me now I'm having such a good time I'm having a ball don't stop me now." - Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) Yes Virginia, we're in disco mood today. For it won't be long now till we get back to it... yes, the summit, I can almost see it. The S&P ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
Can you feel it, can you feel it... can you feel it? Darn right, Virginia! Everywhere you look there seems to be that general sense of optimism that's permeating through every nook and cranny of the financial market world. Seems our work here is done. ...

Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... shrank by 0.1% -- the third straight. Real bad news really...but also old news. 'Twas all about Buffet's bet last night, Virginia. Bloomberg reports that, "Buffett's Berkshire and 3G Capital agreed to buy Heinz as the billionaire chairman increases his ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... watching the ASX 200, you'll have to go back almost three years to see this level - 15 April 2010. But whatever...looks like Virginia and I won't be having our Valentine's dinner at a cheap feed place, served by waiters (in fear for their jobs) earning ...

Nikkei 13K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013

Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... two months in and thus far you, I and Irene have had a happy new year... will we also have a "gung hei fat choi"? Yes Virginia, those who go by the lunar calendar has gone around yesterday, 10 February, wishing everyone "gung hei fat choi' as they welcomed ...