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ECB to stay in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... not a trend make and, April's number marks the seventh straight month that euro area inflation had been below 1.0% -- or as dear Christine of the IMF calls it "low-flation". The ECB targets 2.0% inflation. It was precisely this threat of "low-deflation" ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... evidence to those who claim the previous day's bounce was that of a deceased feline. Reports are it's about the rotation out of dear (as in expensive not the lovey-dovey one) "momo" (momentum) technology stocks into cheaper "value" stocks with consistent ...

Australian budget to blow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... Australia's budget deficit had widened by about 1% of our GDP since the IMF last peered into our accounts last October 2013. Dear oh dear oh dear! But wait... there's more! According to the AFR, "The fund indicated the budget would need to improve by ...

Front-runners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
In big picture terms, not much happened last week. Yes Virginia, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept policy unchanged - as expected. The European Central Bank (ECB) guided forward but also stayed on the sidelines. US non-farm payrolls added another ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets lost ground as investors retreated in the face of concerns about Ukraine, the Chinese economy and falling copper prices. At 0645 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following in Wall Street's downward lead after a report showing a drop in small business sentiment and disappointing sales data. At 0812 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
"I was 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 ...

(Back) wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday released numbers that are closest to everyone's hearts (errr, pockets) but you won't know it gauging from the financial markets' reaction. Australian equities rose a bit (plus 0.3% on the ASX 200) ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... was set at 6.5% instead of 5.2%-5.8%. Did I just hear Janet scream, "oh damn I forgot about all that!"? But never you mind dear Jan, there's an escape clause, "Neither the unemployment rate threshold nor the inflation threshold should be viewed as triggers ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Dear! Dear! Dear! Yes my dear Virginia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed that the cost of living in this sunburnt country girt by sea has become dearer in the quarter ended 31 December 2013. Headline consumer prices jumped by 0.8% ...