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Risk of indigestion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
Whoa boy! Take it easy. How many times have we been admonished by our elders to chew our food slowly right in the middle of chomping down a big chunk of that juicy, tender, savoury steak? Not once, not twice but many, many times. Because it is the me ...

IMF and Swan riding on doom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
What are they up to? What do they hope to accomplish? I am talking, of course, about the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and our very own Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan. What do they have in common? Both still have not learned their lessons. Both want ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks soared as investors grew more confident that the bruised economy is starting to heal. Gold, silver and copper prices eased, while oil prices swung higher overnight. At 0754 AEST ...

Bank guarantee must stay in place

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
The government should resist pressure to change the guarantee on wholesale bank funding, according to the head of debt capital markets at a leading investment bank. A director in capital market origination at Citi, David Bailey, said arguments that ...

Vantage point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
Depending on your vantage point, you would find that the global economy is on the mend or the global economy is still wallowing from its debt-inflicted pain. Wall Street sat where everything seems to be turning up roses. The Dow and the S&P 500 rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street rose on hints of the recession easing. At 0741 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 38 points at 3,790. In economic news on Thursday, the Reserve ...

Integrity wins $30m Aust eq mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
The $1 billion Legalsuper industry fund has terminated a $30 million Australian equities mandate with Challenger, said Legalsuper chief executive, Andrew Proebstl According to Proebstl, the $30 million mandate was terminated mid-March due to "disappointing" ...

Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Wall Street retreated last night apparently shocked at reports of an unexpected fall in US retail sales. The US Commerce Department reported that retail sales fell 1.1 per cent in March with sales ex-autos declining 0.9 per cent. Expectations were for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on Wednesday following falls on Wall Street after a weak retail sales report punctured the market's optimism about the economy. At 0702 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures ...

The good news in good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... Minister Wen Jiabao, China's real economy is also improving. Industrial production rose by 8.3 per cent in the year to March - the first time in six months. Consumer demand is growing and investment in fixed assets has increased rapidly. And in case ...