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Is it safe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... week's trade, I still stand behind my view that equity investors are in the land of Goldilocks' land...and visits by papa bear, mama bear and baby bear should be seen as opportunities to add to holdings. This is because the Big Ben - not this little ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... dealers were spooked by a slumping dollar. The index has lost 20 per cent since hitting its peak last month, putting it in a bear market. Hong Kong shed 2.19 per cent, or 467.62 points, to end at 20,887.04 while Seoul skidded 1.42 per cent, or 27.18 ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
We waited...and waited...and waited. All of last week we waited to get a better handle on whether it's gonna be taper on or taper off, after the latest update on the US labour market. But nah. While Wall Street rallied following the release of the US ...

The coming 2013 crash according to Paul B. Farrell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... Peter Schiff is 'doubling down' on his 'doomsday' prediction 4. Bill Gross: 'Credit supernova' turning 2013 bull into big bad bear 5. Gary Shilling predicts the 'grand disconnect' will trigger 'shocker' 6. 'Kaboom ahead,' an 'ominous third phase' of ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Dive! Dive! Dive! You've heard the news - our very own currency is top of the pops no more, it's made one hell of celebrity splash over the past week as it fell below parity against the big dollar and continued to head down ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013

Losing triple A by trying to maintain AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013

Bear market not a concern for bond holders: Vanguard

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... in providing income, capital stability and diversification in a portfolio. Consequently investors should not view a bond bear market with the same level of apprehension as an equity bear market according to Vanguard Investments. While bond returns have ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
Sell in May? No way, Jose! We're now at that time of the year when historical stats show the bulls stop running and the bears have their way. But maybe...not this May. Not if investors keep in mind the current market mantra that 'what is bad is good ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... if not, we're surely on our way...and a pot of gold awaits (the metaphorical one of course, not the metal that's now in a bear market). Forget the daily servings of eco stats and survey results that only baffle the brain as to whether economies are improving ...