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Insult me, insult you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... Greco-German tragedy make you just wanna tear your hair - strand by strand - from its roots? Yes, you, yes, yes you, Virginia. For I still like to keep the very few ones remaining loyal to my scalp. And if not for its potential disastrous consequences ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... investors ran for cover back into US Treasuries, taking the 10-year yield back below 2.0% at the end of last week. Yes Virginia, Europe is talking too loudly again. Greece, the beggar that it has become, has already agreed to its creditors' fresh demands ...

Waiting for the RBA to dance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... of inflation slowed to 2.2% in December from 2.4% in the previous month. Core inflation remained at an easy 2.2%. Yes Virginia, the key has been wound, and perhaps, the RBA doesn't want to disappoint the markets eagerly waiting for it to dance. Perhaps. ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... Cleophus James: Have you seen the light? Jake: Yes! Yes! Yes!... I have seen the light! - The Blues Brothers Yes, yes, yes, Virginia, gauging from the rally in equity and commodity markets over the weekend, it seems that many investors have, too, seen ...

What hard landing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Hard landing? What hard landing? I told you so Virginia, what China's politburo wants, China's politburo gets. And certainly, they don't want their economy to land hard. PBOC to the rescue. Late last year, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut the reserve ...

Stirrings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... printing press indefinitely - it's only good for three years. So another gabfest it is to seek a more lasting solution. Yes, Virginia, European leaders are all gathered in Brussels as we speak. Reports say they are there to agree on Germany's proposed ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
It was another day on the financial markets, another one of those happy days. Yes Virginia, commodity markets are up, equity markets are up - even for those recently credit rating snipped Eurozone bourses - and bond yields are lower - even for those ...

2011: hits and misses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... indications are that financial markets are in for another period of increased volatility in this, the year twenty eleven. Yes Virginia, brace for more hops, skips and falls - quite fitting that twenty eleven is also the "Year of the Rabbit" - as both ...

Tell someone who cares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... policies. There's Fraulein Merkel expected to insist on "anything" but an expanded role for the European Central Bank. Yes Virginia. There were the same issues which only weeks before created angst and anxiety from New York to Rio and old London town. ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go." Oh yes Virginia, happy days have come back. Wall Street's up, Europe's up, Asia and Australia are up and up. Scan through the headlines and you get the impression that though all remains ...