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Wall Street up till it was down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... Street on the up and up, punctuated by headlines such as: "Dow Average Approaches Record After GDP, Jobless Claims" (Bloomberg) "Wall Street edges higher, Dow and S&P records a hurdle" (Reuters) "Dow nears record high on latest data" (Australian Financial ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... comeback of bunga-bunga boy Berlusconi to government, or a hung Parliament in Italy as the one that did it. Here's what Bloomberg prepared earlier: "This possible outcome would have very heavy consequences for Italy at the European level," Letta, deputy ...

QE paradox in reverse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... ( http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/25648171 ), when even Dr. Doom Roubini turned into a bull (2011) and Bloomberg quoting Cambiar Investors president saying that, "I don't see what the case is for the market collapsing," (2012) - the same ...

Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting showing a debate over the risks and benefits of further stimulus action" (Bloomberg). Don't bother looking at other news sources -- they're all playing the same song - that the US Federal Reserve could ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... of 1099.23 on 3 October. In 2012, the S&P 500 index by 8.2% in the year to 20 February. Major quote of the time via Bloomberg: "I don't see what the case is for the market collapsing," Brian Barish, who helps oversee about $7 billion as Denver-based ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
"European Stocks Fall as Metals Slide; Yen Drops on G-20 Meeting" (Bloomberg) "European shares fall for 3rd day, Carlsberg leads market lower" (Reuters) "Metals dip, European shares mixed" (Australian Financial Review) "European Stocks Drop" (Wall Street ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... investors reallocate money after risks such as Europe's sovereign debt crisis receded". A day before Valentine's day, Bloomberg reported "Bridgewater Bets on Stocks as Cash Moves Into Market". "You want to be borrowing cash and hold almost anything against ...

Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... -- 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 bets on consumer ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... today folks. The only news being the long wait for US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. According to Bloomberg, "He will make proposals for spending on infrastructure, clean energy and education, according to an administration official ...

$1tr flows into US bond funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... service. Illustrating the reaction investment managers are worrying about, yields on 30 year bonds are now 3.2%, notes Bloomberg figures. The yield curve for Australian bonds is not so steep, however, while 10 year bond yields are now 3.5%, yields on ...