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FBI hunts down bank fraudsters

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... steps to identify and disrupt sophisticated criminal enterprises targeting the financial infrastructure in the US. Intelligence developed during this initiative prompted the FBI and Egyptian authorities to agree to pursue a joint investigation into the ...

Liquidity flow versus trade flow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... cent - significantly cheaper than the 4.82 per cent rate back in October 2008 and the lowest the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) has on its record. But while it appears that liquidity and credit are again starting to flow, trade flows are ...

The return of the cocooning consumer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... similar to the way people saved after the Great Depression, research shows. Research conducted by Retail Finance Intelligence (Rfi) found the return of the 'cocooning' consumer: people who are shunning property and shares in favour of cold, hard cash ...

V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... work have now recanted - some continue to hold their ground, but their numbers are shrinking. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) has, at no point in time, doubted that so much money poured into the system will work. The FSIU argued several ...

Ways to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... is perhaps the Government does not need to engage in more stimulatory spending because as the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) had been arguing all along, the fiscal and monetary stimulus measures are working. Even Access Economics has more ...

When it's too late

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... Nouriel Roubini, has already come out of the bear closet and declared he has turned bull. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) has been arguing all along that the equity markets left bottom back in March despite only second derivative improvements ...

Pocketing the change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... night or I'll be pulling more hair off my already balding head. Investor's Business Daily and TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence reported improving confidence among Americans. The IBD/TIPP index of economic optimism rose to 49.1 in April from 45.3 in ...

Main Street versus Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... where it is expressed to mean that Irish people who did well in life, did so through sheer luck - not through talent, intelligence or hard work. It must have hedged its massive purchases of toxic assets with an equivalent amount of lucky charms? Main ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... systemic risk every once in a while but have not provided an all-out cure. About two weeks ago, the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) argued that while it may be unpalatable for capitalist economies to head down this track, there might be no ...

No bad news is no news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... this remains consistent - perhaps still even below - Australia's level of full employment. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) estimates full employment at 5.5 per cent. This is good news and reinforces our view that Australia may yet be ...