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Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... have learnt to accept that reduce policy stimulation goes hand in hand with a stronger and more sustainable recovery. Nothing wrong with that, is there? But if Wall Street's just getting used to the idea of reduced Fed accommodation, it might surprise ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Nothing to report today folks. It's one of those days in the financial markets that call for a hashtag instead. I still am a twit when it comes to twitting (or is it tweeting?) but thanks to my editor, the twit (or is it tweet?) would read something ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
It's RBA meeting day and the overwhelming consensus is for the Australian central bank to do nothing. Seems like pretty good odds to me. No doubt the Board would be talkin' bout talks of Fed tapering and yes, the talked about again China slowing as ...

Ready for another take off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... momentum of the growth is still a main issue". If you did a Rip van Winkle in May and woke up only today, you would find that nothing much has changed. The US economy continues to strengthen but not enough for the Fed to completely reduce stimulation...much ...

Is it safe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... Data bad, stimulation as she goes...perhaps even increased. Speaking of which, recent economic stats and surveys show nothing has changed much in Uncle Sam's country - housing continues to improve, manufacturing is weak, the labour market is strengthening ...

Ben's all that matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... Labor leadership broil in Australia or even the viral video of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking in English...but nothing else matters for financial market players and practitioners today, tomorrow and the day after but Ben. He's sexy and he ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Australian bond futures prices have moved little, with nothing to drive price changes because of a lack of significant economic data. St George economist Janu Chan said there was a weakening US Treasury bonds and a fall in sharemarkets during the overnight ...

The coming 2013 crash according to Paul B. Farrell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
I tried and I tried and I tried, still I can't get no...nothing from the old brain today. It must be Friday. And a Friday before a long weekend at that. I can report that taper's back off again. Nothing fresh, nothing new. Even the ECB and the BOE that ...

Australian stocks weaker at close

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... easing in the US. "Investor confidence has been rattled," Mr Shamu said. "There's been more blanket selling. There's been nothing that's really sticking out as a factor for why people are selling, apart from a lack of confidence and locking in profits ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Nothing beats a three-day long weekend break to put things back into perspective it seems. Wall Streeters returned from the "Memorial Day" holiday with a bounce in their steps sending America's benchmark indices on a rebound. The Dow closed 0.7% up ...