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Traffic light trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... manufacturing PMI edged down to 53 from 54 but the services PMI edged up to 51.7 from 51.6 in January. Green. Of course it's for Uncle Sam.A Just look at the 0.6% climb in the Dow and the S&P 500 last night and the 0.7% increase in the Nasdaq. Markit's ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... increased by only 74K according to the BLS. Not to worry, just blame the polar vortex. It was still freezing cold in Uncle Sam county in January after all. And oh, the January 2014 employment report would also include BLS revisions...... to the Establishment ...

Mmm bargains, hmm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... purchases). More so if the volatility in emerging markets persists, becomes contagious and buys a round trip ticket to bite Uncle Sam's behind and today's bargain could become (hope not) tomorrow's fire sale.

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... government is officially closed for business. Not good for the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker servicing Uncle Sam. Not good for Uncle Sam too. But one won't be able to tell if one looks at the US stock and bond markets' performance on the ...

OMTs - one year on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... delay and allow a full and total accounting for that." It has become even more so after Syrian president Assad gave Uncle Sam the one finger salute in a CBS TV interview and dared it to "go ahead, punk, make my day!" "You're going to pay the price if ...

Growth and QE - will this time be different?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... we've left cactusville.A This is definitely a good set of numbers particularly if you account for all the negatives that Uncle Sam had to navigate in the second quarter.A Bet you've forgotten now, don't you? Have no fear, there's always Ben Bernanke ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... got it!A "S&P 500 Drops Most in 9 Weeks..." (Reuters).A "S&P 500 Drops Most in 9 Weeks..." (Bloomberg). This because Uncle Sam's going to Syria to whip Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's behind.A Whip it!A Whip it good, I say.A Send the monster to meet ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... for normalisation of monetary policy. A steepening yield curve signals economic growth, does it not? But it isn't only Uncle Sam that has an exclusive on good news. There's good news from the G-20 too. They met on the weekend and vowed to keep on stimulating ...

Is it safe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... goes...perhaps even increased. Speaking of which, recent economic stats and surveys show nothing has changed much in Uncle Sam's country - housing continues to improve, manufacturing is weak, the labour market is strengthening (but at turtle speed) and ...

A week's walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... half a percent to US growth if the 'sequester' proceeds. It's in effect now, isn't it? The IMF may have opted to keep Uncle Sam's moustache on. At any rate, it's back to worries over a US slowdown and searching for confirmation of this. There was only ...