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Period of cleansing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... while. Unless one or two governments or central banks somewhere commits a major policy blunder, the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) believes that the sell-off in the equity markets may have reached critical mass. In previous reports, the ...

Sober and sombre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... and implemented will take time to filter through into the economy. We conclude by repeating the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) words in yesterday's daily commentary. 'A global economic recession still needs to be played out in order to ...

Depression no more?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... advance begs the question, have the markets ended their downtrend? Over the past few days, the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) has been saying that the psychology of extreme pessimism may be close to its limits. That more measures will eventually ...

Online rush for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... resale in that it may not be a tradable commodity in the global marketplace. According to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU), the future of gold as a defensive asset is bright. The recent rally started in 2003 as China and India in particular ...

Online drill for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... resale in that it may not be a tradable commodity in the global marketplace. According to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU), the future of gold as a defensive asset is bright. The recent rally started in 2003 as China and India in particular ...

Central Banks must unite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... may have to implement a Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) this time. But all may not be lost. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) research shows that the S&P 500 index dropped a total of 33.5 per cent from its peak during the stockmarket ...

Fed on Zero Interest Rate Policy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... buying opportunities, myopically focusing on the passage of the US$700 billion rescue package, the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) warned that the 'Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008' would not be able to prevent the looming recession ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... the bill is just a House signature away - and they do not like what they see. And just as the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) over the past few months, the rescue package will help stabilise the financial markets, but it is too late to prevent ...

Rescuing the rescue package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... over until the fat lady sings - they are still scarred from last Monday's market meltdown. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) remains hopeful that the package will ultimately be passed. But it better be soon because the longer it is delayed ...

Soup for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... doomsday scenario. Last night's market action gave them a tangible taste of what was to come. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) maintains that the rescue package - in one form or another - would eventually be ratified. Lest financial markets ...