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Loaded one-way bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... months - ergo, volatile trading activity - they are evolving in the positive direction. National governments and central banks - individually or combined - are working to make sure the global outlook stays on course toward recovery. And the Fed just ...

Get into corporate bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... realise a V-shaped recovery in growth is highly unlikely and that interest rates will be maintained at low levels by central banks well into 2010," Bishop said. To assess corporate credit quality Bishop recommends analysing variables like those equity ...

Get into corporate bonds: Aberdeen

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... realise a V-shaped recovery in growth is highly unlikely and that interest rates will be maintained at low levels by central banks well into 2010," Bishop said. To assess corporate credit quality Bishop recommends analysing variables like those equity ...

Second half jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... Although faltering recently, optimism has replaced the deep pessimism of only six months ago. National governments and central banks have bet everything including the kitchen sink - and are prepared to throw in the plumbing if more is needed - to effect ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... are really fickle aren't they? Only about two months ago, all and sundry were calling on national governments and central banks to curtail their spending because ballooning sovereign debts and deficits would mortgage the future of our children and our ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... clamour to rein in national budgets and debt, chances are that the unprecedented amount of money governments and central banks have flooded the system with would not be taken away anytime soon - at least not until we are having this debate over whether ...

Another red-lettered year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... that optimism has risen from the abyss, fundamentals are starting to improve and the mountain of money dumped by central banks and national governments over months passed are starting to revive activity. And Madoff is in jail. The year 2009/2010 and ...

Refreshing pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... Another bubble. You name it. The risk here is that by being boggled with concerns over the long run, governments and central banks are forced into a policy mistake. And there are now shades of the Great Depression mistakes emerging such as protectionism ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... the noise basket. While this is probable, it would not be anytime soon. It'll be asking for more trouble. How many central banks would see the value of their reserves fall if this happens? The biggest losers would be the largest holders - the BRICs and ...

Spin-a-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... followed overseas. This would be compounded by rising inflation sparked by soaring commodity prices. And what do central banks do to control inflation? I said "could" because there is still a likelihood that despite current popular clamour, fiscal and ...