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The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... isn't any single policy dilemma, but rather the political dynamic that makes compromise such a mortal risk." So really nothing's changed. Expect nothing to change in China too. It's currently in the midst of overhauling its leadership team. The faces ...

RBA holds rates but deploys rhetoric as magic pudding

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Reserve Bank governor Glen Stevens can hold off policy adjustments if rhetoric can help get the economy moving again, according to Instreet managing director George Lucas. Yesterday the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised the market by holding ...

Soft-skills critical to maximising adviser value-add

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... to fine-tune their softer people skills, like empathy, listening and a keen attention to detail. To Baccinelli there's nothing quite as emotive and heart-rending than being able to present a family - where the breadwinner has been incapacitated from ...

Paper bank statements ignored by UK consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... study that found Britain may have an even worse problem. The study found 36% of people that receive paper statements do nothing with those statements and that 45% were unable to say how much money is in their main account. The problem was most acute ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... investment, and private inventory investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased". Nothing new 'ey? Even the Fed talked about this in its statement after last week's FOMC meeting. Consumers (up 2% on the quarter) and ...

QE3, OMT, APP equals D-U-D?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... the 'why' for the weak performance of those scripts on The Street last night. But what did the Fed decide? It decided on nothing. Oh sowee, it did. The Fed decided not to change policy settings this month. "...the Committee will continue purchasing additional ...

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Move on people, nothing to see here, just more of the same - a continuation of the flow of eco stats and surveys and developments that are surprising on the upside. It's still early days to go gangnam (hey, sexey leydey) but we may be witnessing the ...

Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... Office at the West Wing of the White House in Washington to 63.6% last month. What to make of all these? All these make nothing. Mother hasn't settled anything at all -- both in terms of the November presidential elections and that of the economy's future. ...

Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012