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Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Christchurch continues to dig through the rubble left by the tremor that hit the region three days ago in the hope of rescuing all those still trapped underneath. While on the other part of the globe, Libyan butcher Qaddafi continues to turn his country ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat and mixed, precious metals higher, but oil was lower. On the ASX 24 at 0854 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was seven ...

Aviva Investors outlines top tips for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
Solid earnings growth should propel Australian stocks higher next year, while US bond yields could be set for sharp increases as investors become more confident and shift back into equities. These are the views of Aviva Investors, who believes the local ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
"Torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool" - Mary MacGregor Good thing my wife is on holidays far, far away otherwise the shape of my skull would be embedded in one of our frying pans when she reads my opening line. But honey, you know I refer not ...

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
"Danger, Will Robinson!" Lost in Space's Robot B9 is back, warning of danger, danger... everywhere. Danger in Europe, Will Robinson. The a,-85 billion band-aid given to Ireland has failed to stop its haemorrhage. Irish 10-year bond yields have climbed ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... back! Paaa-lease. No wonder the equity market is confused. But not the market for US Treasuries. The benchmark 10-year bond yield rose by 16 bps to 2.95 per cent last night - the highest level in three months. You know something's wrong when yields rise ...

Goldilocks QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Take this Friday off. For while we can talk... discuss... and argue about fresh economic stats, earnings reports, survey data out of America or even Fed speak, all these would no longer matter in less than one week from now. America's political landscape ...

Bending it like Bernanke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
You asked for it! Mo' money's in the mail. Bernanke bends to the markets. Just when we thought we've seen it all, along comes the Fed kowtowing to the whims of the financial markets. Yes Virginia, the Fed announced that it would reinvest the proceeds ...

US pension plan deficits rise in June

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Pension plan deficits of S&P1500 reached $510 billion at the end of the financial year, just $1 billion shy of the previous deficit record set in January 2009, according to a new report. Mercer's survey found the pension plan deficit had widened by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
The Australian has received generally positive leads from overnight trading offshore, with Wall Street up marginally, precious metals higher, and European markets flat to higher. Oil and base metal copper were lower, however. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...