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Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... euros to refinance the short-term borrowings that mature next month. This will be its first attempt to borrow since the EU/IMF announcement of the 750 billion euro bail out fund. The auction result could send the markets into another tailspin (if poor) ...

The art of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... yesterday had you read my musings yesterday. But no, nein, nyet! I'm just a speck compared with the likes of the director of the IMF, the chairman of Morgan Stanley, the chief global economist of Goldman Sachs, or the senior fellow at the Peterson Institute ...

IMF settles with PIS on Westpoint

ASX RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
Litigation firm, IMF Australia, has settled with Professional Investment Services (PIS) on behalf of a number of Westpoint investors. IMF announced the conditional settlement it has funded for certain Westpoint investors against PIS today. The terms ...

A stitch in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... to the rest of the world." And, "Markets are going to like" Beijing's announcement. Yes it's all good Virginia. Because as IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn explains, deciding to give its currency flexibility "will help increase Chinese household ...

Going nowhere fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... that matters more for the Fed....and the rumours: Spanish daily newspaper El Economista reported that the European Union, the IMF and the US Treasury are in talks with Spanish officials involving the provision of a credit line for Spanish banks worth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... Spain, plagued by big public deficits and credit difficulties confronting its banks, worth up to 250 billion euros. But the IMF, the European Commission and the Spanish government denied that any bailout was in the works. Investors focused instead on ...

Moody's cries boo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... downgrade? According to Moody's senior analyst Sarah Carlson, "The macroeconomic and implementation risks associated with the (EU/IMF) programme are substantial and more consistent with a Ba1 rating." And that, "There is considerable uncertainty surrounding ...

Detox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... Five days of uncertainty... and markets hate uncertainty. Fingers were pointed. At the Greeks. Despite the European Union/IMF a,-750 billion bailout pact, financial markets didn't trust Greece to be able to withstand the debilitating effects on its economy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... at 4,478 points, with 24,341 contracts traded. IG Markets analyst Ben Potter said that the uncertainty over support for the IMF bailout in Europe had affected markets. "Fears in Europe continue to rattle the market," Mr Potter said. "The worst performers ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... again subscribing to Murphy's Law. After a collective shout of hallelujah, financial markets now consider the European Union/IMF 750 billion rescue package either as insufficient, or a step towards the wrong direction -- moral hazard -- or impotent to ...