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Push... pussshh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... reported so far, this would indeed be grim reading if the same trend persists with the remaining 71%. Something that would sure worry the members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) when it begins is two-day monetary policy deliberations later ...

Super returns nudge GFC barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... "But the medium and especially longer term results are really what counts, so they should watch those results more than worry about short term fluctuations," said Page.

Don't ignore China banks: Macquarie

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... if a small proportion of their loans went bad, they would go into the red," he added. One of the biggest reasons not to worry about this though, argued Wang is the Chinese Government's scope for flexibility. While the government has debt, he said its ...

Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... you're too busy worrying about Europe, about China, the fiscal cliff and whatever else the bloggeratis are telling you to worry about - housing starts have been trending higher since early 2011. And it looks like it won't stop here. Building permits ...

Woe R'Us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... pace that'll make you think a snail is travelling at warp speed. And oh, there're now disappointing company earnings to worry about. And oh, the Presidential elections next month (what happens if Romney wins?). And oh, there's also the fiscal cliff at ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... where the money's flowing. Speaking of money and money flows, there's good news in that other economy investors continue to worry about - China. The Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) is keeping the money flowing. It injected a net 365 billion yuan (or around ...

Who you know overshadows rules: Freehills view on Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... someone in a relationship-based system is asking to be robbed," he warned. "If you haven't developed a relationship, don't worry about what your contract says, and don't expect the same regulatory support as you get in Australia because Asian courts ...

Businesses in for tougher times: Debt collector

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Business conditions for Australian companies are much worse than currently being reported with tougher times ahead, warns debt collector Prushka. Prushka, one of Australia's largest debt collectors, has seen a worrying increase in the proportion of ...

The QE question

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... Pending homes sales increase by 2.4% in July to its highest level since April 2010 and is up 12.4% from a year ago. Not to worry, the flip-flopping of QE speculation would be over soon. By the weekend, Big Ben will put us all out of our misery... or ...