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Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... years. And to hammer in the good tidings some more, the "sage of Omaha", Warren Buffett is back in the headlines again. Bloomberg quoted him saying, "I am a huge bull on this country. We will not have a double-dip recession at all. I see our businesses ...

CB thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... whole of Europe. For while its second quarter growth of 1.21 per cent is the highest since the third quarter of 1999 - Bloomberg notes that, "Services, manufacturing and construction faltered in August and policy makers have said growth may lose steam ...

Snakes and ladders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... Street up slightly. Data mixed. Never mind the cheaters in Europe. There are still a lot of stupid lenders out there. Bloomberg reports that, "Concern that European governments will struggle to fund deficits diminished as Portugal's sale of bonds due ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... when other news are equally (if not more) as bad. And also not when they've been found to be lying... a second time. Bloomberg quoted the Association of German Banks warning that Germany's 10 biggest banks may require an additional a,-105 billion in ...

One report, two spins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... systems." The first time we heard this phrase was when Britain's 99-year lease of Hong Kong expired on 1 July 1997. Bloomberg reiterated a slightly different version of this phrase last night. "One report, two spins." One report. US Personal Income and ...

Cards for houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... line overnight. Thankfully, someone somewhere is seeing some good in these awful housing stats. This one according to Bloomberg. "Homebuilder shares gained on speculation the worst of the decline is over, said Jack Micenko, an analyst at Susquehanna ...

Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... reportedly planning more quant easing - buying government bonds to bring mortgage rates down even lower. And according to Bloomberg, "the Obama administration will offer $1 billion in zero-interest loans to help homeowners who've lost income avoid foreclosure ...

Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... subscribe to this, then the only logical explanation is that we are now seeing a bond bubble. Not yet converted? Maybe Bloomberg's headline would help. "Bond Funds Gain Cash Like Stocks in Dot-Com Era: Credit Markets." Here Bloomberg prints: "The amount ...

Fictional fact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... conclusion after reading the following headlines: "Stocks Rise on M&A Speculation; Treasuries Pare Gain, Oil Falls" - Bloomberg "Consumer sector lifts US stocks" - Reuters "Wall Street edges higher on Target" - AFR "Wall Street shares edge up as Potash ...

Same song

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... Duh!!! They're just the latest addition to the list of companies reporting better-than expected results. According to Bloomberg, "More than 75 percent of companies in the S&P 500 that reported earnings since July 12 have beaten estimates..." Nothing ...