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Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
After all the build up, the anticipation and the suspense, Wall Street had only a minute reaction to the FOMC minutes. The Dow was down a little and the S&P 500 up a bit for there was hardly anything new to inspire that animal spirit in you, I and Irene ...

Oh how welcome thy voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... paraphrased, changed adjectives, added a few quotations, etcetera and voila, they have their own versions of the why The Street"" rebounded overnight that more or less said the same thing. Sure, sure, stats and surveys released last night showed that ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... press' as Goldman Sachs calls them - shove words into his mouth. You only have to go back to Monday's trading action on "The Street" to appreciate the power of the press to move markets. Goldman Sachs delivered an excellent recap: "The power of the press ...

More flip flopping ahead for Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... quarter real GDP, jobless claims and pending home sales - imply Ben's printing press will continue to work overtime. The Street down the following day because better-than expected data - consumer confidence and Chicago PMI - says QE tapering is nigh. ...

Volatile safe-haven bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... overnight from up the night before. Like I said, markets see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear. The Street welcomed a strengthening economy in the superb consumer confidence and housing price data the day before. Today, they've returned ...

Can't help falling in love with stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... climbing. This begs the question, where now brown cow? Frankly Frank, I'm not so sure. It was easy for me to see where 'The Street' was headed when it was down low. With all the liquidity created by the major central banks - and 'whatever it takes' pledges ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
"Everyone you meet, the children in the street are swayin' to the rhythm, there's somethin' movin' in them. There's no place to hide, so, why even try? Can't you hear it coming your way, it's here to stay." - You Can't Stop the Music (Village People) ...

Insider selling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... if it's Big Brothers 2 and 3 that are at it. It seemed like there's not stopping the raging bulls from taking over The Street. Until now... Because the insiders are selling! Citing the Vickers Weekly Insider Report published by Argus Research, Mark Hulbert ...

Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... night - because it's way better than market expectations for a decline to 53.5. But I suspect that given the up day on The Street, it'll still be given a positive spin had the index fell as expected - because it remains in expansion territory. Or that ...

CBA responds to mobile banking demand

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... banking experience that puts the world's most advanced technology at their finger-tips - whether it's in a branch, on the street, or from their smartphone. CBA customer usage data reveals that mobile is the most preferred banking platform with smartphones ...