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Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... was yesterday's news. And didn't I tell you just yesterday this was pretty enough? Data out last night were one for the bulls - or at least, seen to be one for the bulls. I know they've outlawed bullfighting in Catalonia, Spain. Perhaps they've banned ...

Bored with half-empty glasses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... rallying cry. It would be worst than the last one. In each instance, the bears appeared to be all wise and prescient and the bulls were peddling pies in the sky. In each instance, the world got over it, the bull market resumed. All aboard!

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... growth is assured. They will cut their deficits to ensure long-lasting growth. And so the tug-o-war between the bears and the bulls continue. The global economy would continue to recover. The global economy is headed for a recession. This is underscored ...

Silver lining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
The bulls beat the bears in the continuing tug-of-war for the hearts and minds of investors and speculators everywhere. Shucks! Just when I was already beginning to question the strength of my own positive conviction -- that perhaps there are just way ...

Greece is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... since the start of the recession - more than a million more than the previous estimate of 7.2 million. Something for the bulls. The unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 per cent in January from 10.0 per cent in December despite an increase in the participation ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Running of the bulls. Peppered with undeniably wonderful set of numbers, Wall Street couldn't have it any other way overnight. The Dow closed 1.2 per cent higher - the biggest daily advance in about a month - the S&P 500 surged 1.4 per cent and the ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... The spread between US long-term interest rates and short ones is now back to levels last seen in 2004 and it confirms the bulls' argument for a V-shaped recovery. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I have brought back the V. The yield curve has been a consistent ...

Too big to fail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... technicians and psychos (psychoanalysts) this is scary stuff. For this could determine whether the bears get bulled or the bulls crushed in a bear hug. According to chartists, sell if the break of the 10,000 resistance level fails. Or, expect more gains ...

Earnings surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... bottomline expectations surpassed only through more cost reductions. However, momentum is clearly still on the side of the bulls and chances are investors wouldn't care wherefrom the 'better-than-expected' earnings result comes from as long as it is ...

October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... that of being the weakest month of the year for stocks - but October started with a bang that scared the thundering herd of bulls. My oh my, just imagine the extrapolations this could engender? Equities sold off at the commencement of the month widely ...