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Who's scared of Grexit or lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... euro brethrens to stop throwing good money after bad. At the same time, it'll stop this seemingly endless anxiety over contagion whenever time comes for Greece to pay the piper. And Greece is due to pay and pay and pay (assuming it doesn't default or ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... only the "lift-off now" expectations that are lifting the US dollar now it's safe-haven buying due to the return of "contagion" spook in Europe as evidenced by the drop in the yield on 10-year US treasuries to 2.13% overnight from 2.21% at the open. ...

The bad and the bad and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... looks unlikely heading into its meeting with 'the institutions' four days and counting (24 April) equals Grexit equals contagion equals bad. US annual core inflation rate accelerated to 1.8% in March from 1.7% in February from 1.6% in January and December ...

Mind over matter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... at 14.91, it depicts sentiment that is just right - neither alarmed nor complacent. Gone are the days when Grexit and contagion are printed in the same sentence and therefore VIX readings of 40 plus - 45.8 in May 2010; 48.0 in August 2011; 45.5 in October ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... 1.55% from 1.86%. And Greece? They're up to 9.72% from 9.42%. Yes you know what this means Virginia, Greece has no "contagion" to bargain with this time, unlike his predecessor, Antonis Samaras, and so comply he grudgingly must to the demands of his ...

Grexit not Greek to Brits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... one when any mention of Grexit sent all other European bond yields soaring and stock markets dropping. Its name was contagion. Because of the fear of as well as actual contagion, Greece back then held Germany and the troika by their collective cojones. ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... anti-austerity and anti-bailout Syriza Party could win, prompting heightened Grexit speculation and then, it's back to contagion. Super Mario needs to be super-duper to pull this one off.

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... basis points to 73.5, the highest since May 27, according to data compiled by Bloomberg". Did someone just whispered 'contagion'? It certainly looked like it given the big drop on Wall Street in early trade when the S&P 500 index lost more than 1.0%... ...

Crimea makes it domestic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... services, and flows, and capital flows, we have to say that the interconnections are not as important as to suggest a strong contagion from that region." Though he added that, "... this would be a limited way to look at the situation, because the geopolitical ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... starting to strengthen again and that's even in the midst of speculation (again) of a China bust. Did someone just mention contagion? Are we back to the days when the Fed was forced to announce QE3? It's your jig now Janet, errr... Chair Yellen.