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Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... Treasuries rose to 2.57% last night - 4 bps up from a day before and 117 bps from a year ago. Thus, me no surprise at Bloomberg's report that, "The S&P Supercomposite Homebuilding Index slumped 4.8 percent to the lowest level since December as all its ...

The tale of two PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... on people, nothing to see here. Wall Street's up - or down - depending on which index you follow. Not surprisingly, Bloomberg's gone with the one that sells more eyeballs - the bad news that is. "S&P 500 Falls as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fed Stimulus". ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... between now and September - when markets expect the Fed to make its first trim. Or should I say when half expects it. Bloomberg reports that "half of those who participated in the July 18-22 survey, up from 44 percent in last month's poll" believe that ...

The game markets play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... during earnings reporting seasons? The 'lower expectations so they're easier to beat' game. This is the latest from Bloomberg, "Of the 103 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings so far, 73 percent have topped analysts' estimates... About ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... action mode. The politburo is not only going after speculative credit but is also now reportedly going on car chase. Bloomberg reports that China "plans to widen the number of cities curbing auto purchases to fight pollution and congestion..." The Chinese ...

Bloomberg ASEAN roadshow kicks off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Bloomberg launched its new ASEAN Bond Portal at its annual ASEAN Fixed Income Roadshow which kicked off in Singapore yesterday. Bloomberg's ASEAN Bond Portal will be used to provide a centralised place where investors can view all the available bonds ...

Mother of all hard landings and other BSes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... for one mighty crrr...ash. That's if you believe the latest from Societe Generale's global strategist, Albert Edwards. Bloomberg opinion columnist William Pesek quoted Edwards saying that, "Australia is a leveraged time bomb waiting to blow." "It is ...

Once more from the top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... missed it the first time. In the case of China, the PBOC not only talked the talked but it also walked it. According to Bloomberg, "The People's Bank of China has provided financing to some financial institutions to stabilize interbank lending rates ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... "punishing" its banks by letting interest rates soar there at the same time that its PMI shows manufacturing contracting. Bloomberg reports that "The seven-day repurchase rate rose 2.70 percentage points to 10.77 percent in Shanghai, according to a daily ...