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China surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... that Greece might need to renegotiate its debt if an audit, to be held in June, reveals that it cannot repay its creditors. Duh! What else is it supposed to do? This had been further emphasised by Moritz Kraemer, the head of European sovereign ratings ...

Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... commentaries by the financial market literati. Suddenly, everyone appears to be convinced that the USA will be A-OK. To them I say, duh! Where were you the past few months? Doing a Rip van Winkle and only woken up to the fact that month after month US ...

Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... withdraw QE. Else, no further action is needed if the US recovery proves durable and inflation behaves. All I can say to this is "duh"! You don't really expect the Fed to go for QE withdrawal if "the recovery does not seem established and deflation risk ...

Same song

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... announcement and better-than-expected economic reports - or variations of these -- lifted investors' mood last night. Really? Duh!!! Yes, that deserved three exclamation marks. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Home Depot Inc., and Carlsberg beat earnings forecast. ...

Inflation no show

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... than expectations for a 3 per cent gain. The trimmed mean is widely acknowledged as the RBA's preferred measure of inflation. Duh! Of course, the RBA prefers this... it gave birth to this measure. It'll be like my mother fancying the neighbours child ...

Fitch scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... back last 7 December 2009. According to Fitch, Portugal's GDP is "significantly below" what is typical for an AA country." Duh! If this were true, why didn't Fitch cut Portugal's rating back in the first quarter of 2009 when a near 2 per cent contraction ...

When old news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... quoted saying that the European Union would help Greece is the country fails to refinance its debts in the capital market. Duh! Why is Greece still a factor in financial markets? It will be saved...period. Duh! too to Bernanke mini-me's. Interest rates ...

Fed brawn, RBA brains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... concerned that "valuations aren't justified" and that earnings beat expectations because "expectations were probably set too low." Duh! But there was another report out of the US last night which got in the way of the bearish story and so was conveniently ...

No two ways about it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... its widening budget deficit and ballooning national debt. The fear is that the United States could meet with the same fate. Duh! I don't know about you but I think every single person and his dog following the saga that is the global financial crisis ...

Perpetual CIO to head global CFA institute

Emilio Gonzalez, the chief investment officer of Perpetual Investments, will become the first Australian to be elected chairman of the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute board, effective 1 September. The CFA Institute is a global ...