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QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... Europe scared the beejesus out of every bond market in the world -- even relatively fast-growing, relatively low debt/deficit country Australia. Funny because what's happening now has all happened before... during the Great Depression. Politics got in ...

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
"...there would appear--all else being equal--to be a case for further action." With these words, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke virtually ensured that Christmas is coming in November - no ifs, ands, buts or maybes. At least, that's what financial ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... circumvent accusations of plagiarism - but the message is one. It is the weak weekly jobless claims. It is America's trade deficit with China. It is the investigation into "alleged" illegal US property foreclosures. I'll spare you the stats this time ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... how do you expect anyone - even the government - to pay for its debts if he's dead? In the name of reducing its budget deficit, the US passed the healthcare reform bill - an extra cost to employers. In the name of reducing the budget deficit, Obama is ...

Global instos see Aus deficit a "non-issue"

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... Australia's largest bond managers said that hysteria surrounding the federal budget position was misplaced with Australia's deficit and liabilities "marginal" compared to other countries. "There is certainly a lot of politics around the issue, but at ...

Bad hair day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... 2.2 per cent expansion. If the trend continues, government revenues fall. This means that in order to reduce its fiscal deficit - currently at 25 per cent of GDP - it would have to enact even more austerity measures. Bad. Closer to home, New Zealand's ...

Yen sunk but not for long

BENJAMIN ONG IS FINANCIAL STANDARD'S DAILY COLUMNIST ON THE ECONOMY  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010

Unions threaten strikes with BBC pension reforms looming

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010

Snakes and ladders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
What the? The past three straight trading days on 'The Street' provided a perfect specimen of investors' one data point to the next data point existence. Day 1. Overall US non-farm payrolls fell by less than expected in August. Private sector jobs increased ...

Thousands rally against Sarkozy

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... government in reform. Sarkozy states that he will not back down on the proposed changes, as it will avoid the potential deficit of US$70 billion due to the pensions systems by 2020.