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Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... the Dow's 0.9% gain; the FTSE-100's 4.9% advance and the Nikkei-225's 4.7% climb. 'twas different last year when the All Ords brought up the rear (except for the FTSE-100 - down 2.7%). 'twas time when you, I and Irene and the RBA were more hopeful over ...

Hot property on notice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... profitable alternative investments to invest in. So far investors bet on property continue to pay off - relative to the All Ords which has increased oh, about around 2.8% (7.2% including dividends) over the past year. Similarly, banks are finding lending ...

Flatline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... 600 drooped by 0.5%, the FTSE-100 declined by 0.9% -- investors might just be waiting for the opening bell to take the All Ords down to the 5,353.08 points it opened this year at... and then some. Yes, I feel you Virginia. Go ahead, spit that dummy for ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... 1.9% (to 6-year highs); the FTSE-100 up 1.0%; the Nikkei-225 index up 2.3%; the Shanghai Composite up 0.6%. Even the All Ords got over the line with a small yet still positive 0.1% up. All's well. There's no fear in the market. Just ask the VIX index ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... didn't, but just in case you missed it, the All Ordinaries index has now reached its highest level since June 2008. The All Ords closed at 5,321 points yesterday, taking its overall gain this year to date up to 14.7% (18.6% including dividends). The ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... and houses) and increase "demand for finance by households" (mainly for financing purchases of stocks and houses). The All Ords index has risen by 18.1% in the 12 months to August while according to RP Data-Rismark, home prices across Australia's eight ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... you didn't fail to notice (sorry for the double negative) the Australian stock market's sharp shoot up yesterday. The All Ords jumped by 2.6% for its best gain since October 2011. What the? Is China growing strongly again? Is the credit crunch there ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Kequiang. Australians appear more concerned about China's slowing than China itself. The All Ords closed down 1.8% yesterday after news broke that China's official and unofficial (HSBC measure) PMI indices both fell ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... another May to sell and go away. Not that we did any better. Australia's May first performance didn't do any better - the All Ords fell. So did the Nikkei and the Shanghai Composite. Yes, Virginia, those nasty sprinkles started in our time zone. Never ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... weeks into the new year and stock markets are up: S&P 500, up 6.6%; Nikkei 225, up 7.5%; Shanghai Composite, up 7.2%; All Ords, up 8.4%; even a deeper than expected recession in the Eurozone couldn't stop its benchmark index, the DJ/Euro Stoxx index ...