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Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... agree with QE dissenters that organic growth is better - heaps better - than forever relying on the kindness of central banks, I also think that statements that lift confidence among investors, businesses and consumers has a role to play in cranking ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street finished higher on optimism the US and European central banks may act to stimulate their respective economies. At 0751 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... and done, much was said but nothing was done. Risk-takers have every reason to feel disappointed for none of the central banks - Fed, ECB, BOE -- that met this week walked their talk (the BOE though didn't do much talking). There weren't any of those ...

Keynes & Riccardo on display

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... therefore, it shall be, and vice-versa. Oh no Johnno! Not this time, not when with a stroke of a pen, two important central banks can change the entire game tonight (Fed) or two days from now (ECB). So we wait... And while we do, we might as well wait ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... month. LONDON - European stock markets fell into the red as traders began to fret about whether the US and European central banks would fight economic downturns with decisive monetary policies. In London, the FTSE 100 dropped 1.02 per cent to close at ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... will fluctuate along with it. What's driving thoughts of A$/commodities decoupling are recent reports that global central banks - 60 of 'em according to the Wall Street Journal - "allocating reserves into Australia assets, with around 30 of those new ...

Playing with a loaded dice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... we aware of these, they've been scrutinised to death by "experts", international institutions, government bodies, central banks and laymen. This gives me confidence that while there may be knee-jerk selling should any or all of these "challenges" eventuate ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... Apart from cutting into households' purchasing power, higher food prices could slow - if not prevent altogether - central banks efforts to re-stimulate slowing economies. Note that China remains an emerging market. Remember last year when the rising ...

Offshore tax havens bank $32tr: report

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... said. The report used data from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and the world's central banks. Reuters reports the author says private wealth held offshore represents a "huge black hole in the world's economy."

Lost

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... until we're well and truly cooked. Where are we? We're in a good place. Equity market valuations are attractive, central banks are turning on the pump, companies are downing in cash, China is not going to land hard, etc. So buy, buy, buy. But... a single ...