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Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
It's a wrap. The first quarter of 2011 is officially ended and it's another victory for the bulls. And that's no bull. Here's a pop question. As an investor what would you do if on 31 December 2010, you were given a list of all the events that will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... the Federal Reserve's green light for major banks to pay or increase their dividends after successful stress tests, gave bulls a boost. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 83.93 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 11,858.52 points, while the broader S&P 500 ...

No risk of a double-dip recession: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... online newsletter Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader, yesterday wrote that he was sick of the "endless procession of perma bulls" who insist the S&P is cheap at 15 times multiples. "Given our flaccid growth prospects going forward, I think the new range ...

Cycling up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... to glean clarity on America's future, the latest non-farm payrolls report outing provided none. Yes, Virginia, both the bulls and the bears would be claiming, "I told you so!" Pessimists would point you to the number on the report that shows that US ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... more hops, skips and falls - quite fitting that twenty eleven is also the "Year of the Rabbit" - as both the bears and the bulls have convincing rationales to peddle their viewpoints. Is it safe? "Yes, it's safe, it's very safe, it's so safe you wouldn't ...

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... Beijing with "You raise me up" would soon be over. It's looking a lot like it's going to be a "bah humbug" of a Christmas when bulls are roasted on an open fire. Sure looks like it and worse if you extrapolate current fears into the future. Everything ...

Double positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... hear this word exclaimed or printed in referencing Wall Street's performance last night. Am pretty sure only the die-hard bulls like moi - and some who weren't able to jump ship in August - were expecting a day like today. A day when global equity markets ...

Glum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... interpretation. Picked the negative ones and you can make a bear out of anyone. Select the positive ones and you'll have the bulls applauding. And double-dip? If financial markets are really convinced that there's going to be one, the Dow would not be ...

Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
Another week, another bad start for Wall Street as the bears continue to loiter the financial playground, scaring the bulls away from the equities roller coaster ride and directing them into the bond market fun house. With no major data release out ...

Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... back. The financial press has dragged him out of hibernation after ignoring him last month as they watch the running of the bulls in the equity markets. Dr. Doom is hip again! Business Day quoted Dr.Roubini to justify its headline "Double-dip recession ...