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Limboland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012

China FDI flow slows, and?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... showed that China managed to pull in FDI's worth US$473.8 bil in 2010 and US$468.2 bil in the last five months of the year. Ahh, then again... don't forget this is China and the politburo declared a self-imposed slowdown to cool its overheating economy ...

Dull night on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... expectations for a 0.5% climb and the biggest jump since February -- a good sign. Then again, doesn't good stats mean no more QE? Ahh... but QE hopes linger. Another indicator - the NFIB small business optimism index - fell in July following two consecutive ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... in June, a budget surplus (or small deficit) this fiscal year, the list goes on. With stats like these, what's the worry? Ahh yes! The high A-dollar - the nominated curse of the moment. Even the RBA has named it as one of the downside risks to its upgraded ...

Can this latest kick of the can can?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... Stability Facility (EFSF)/European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the remainder would not be enough if Italy gets into trouble. Ahh yes, this calls for another "sure, sure" retort once again. Italy's now the latest member that is too big to fail and too ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... this one has again been averted. The same goes for the European summit (yes, another one) in Belgium on the 28th of this one. Ahh... the more things change, the more they stay the same. And what now of QE expectations? Or ECB intervention? Or additional ...

Bulls run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Didn't they already ban the running with the bulls in Spain? Ahh yes, my bad. The Spanish region of Catalonia only banned bullfighting, but approved running with them. For bullfighting kills bulls, running with them only kills... ehem, people. I was ...

No money in equities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... equities were "overbought". If you followed his advice, you would have missed out on the 3.4% gain through the end of March. Ahh, but it's not over till it's over. His Rx is now looking good. The S&P is down 0.4% to date. Given this batting average ...

Mexican standoff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012

Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... quarter March inflation data show that the economy could afford that largesse anyway. Done! See you at the pub, Governor Glen. Ahh... but that was before Bernie Fraser stepped into the fray and called for a 50 basis point cut in the official cash rate ...