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BRICs without BRI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... 2013. The R of the BRICs has just been booted out of the G8 and -- depending on how much more sanctions the G7 impose on Putin -- could fall into a recession. Then again, Russia didn't need any push... it was already headed down the recession path. Russia ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
Down on Putin one day, up the next. Down on Yellen one day, up the next. Financial reports now talk of investors re-assessing their thinking of what they thought they understood US Federal Reserve Chair (in this politically correct age) Janet Yellen ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... is flat in early trade as investors ignore positive offshore leads. US stocks moved higher as Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments that he had no designs on a larger break-up of Ukraine eased investor tensions. But there was no conviction among ...

Calm over Crimea and US houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... markets are happy that the tension hasn't escalated beyond what the US and Europe calls "sanctions" and Russian President Putin's seeming backdown when he told Parliament that his adventure stops with Crimea. "We don't want to split up Ukraine, we don't ...

China's art of currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
Sanctions? You call that sanctions? Putin must be LOL-in' after hearing the news that Europe has imposed "sanctions" by freezing the assets of 21 Russian and Crimean officials and imposing travel bans on them. The US imposed the same "sanctions" on ...

Pickle wrapped in a bind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... the operation "on the Ukrainian mainland" with "Russian troops." All together, they threatened sanctions against Russia if Putin doesn't back away from annexing Crimea. Sanctions? This is where it begins to look like a farce. The power to impose international ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... his threat. But Vlamidir? While they both despise the West, there is no doubt in my mind that Russian President Vladimir Putin is saner and more calculating than North Korea's Kim. Putin better prove me right this time, else I'll retire trying to get ...

Crimea makes it domestic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... vote? What's the West gonna do if the referendum gets an "aye" vote to secede? Certainly, they can no longer blame it on the Putin... and they'll even be accused of interfering with a sovereign country's democratic process. The very one the West wants ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
The Australian market has rallied strongly after Russian president Vladimir Putin announced he had no plans to invade Ukraine. BBY client adviser Henry Jennings said Wall Street and European markets had rallied strongly after Mr Putin played down the ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... only joking my dear Looking for a way to hide my fear What kind of fool was I I could never win." - Rod Stewart President Putin fought the G7... and the G7 won. At least that's how it appears after Vladimir ordered his Russian troops back to their barracks ...