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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... Markit Economics' report that the eurozone's composite PMI rose to a 10-month high if 48.6 in January from 47.2 in December. Yup, still in contraction territory (below 50) but it's heading in the right direction. And oh, yields (in spite of the previous ...

Today we wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013

Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... Japan, the US, Britain, Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand and Korea itself, among others, try to steer their currencies lower." Yup, so far. But maybe not for long as EU politicians are beginning to sound out the alarm bells. The RBA has repeated said ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... another 13,900 workers. Why? Why? Why? Because as one chief economist puts it, "Unemployment will probably rise from here". Yup, it's the never ending prediction (or is it wishing?) for a deterioration in the labour market. Be careful what you wish for ...

Uncertainly certain RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... to show a slowdown in demand; respondents also express concern over how and when the fiscal cliff issue will be resolved." Yup, it's that fiscal cliff again and so it shall remain until it's finally settled. The same uncertainty over the fiscal cliff ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... 385,000 expected. "...strains in global financial markets continue to pose significant downside risks to the economic outlook." Yup, you guessed it. Europe still remains unresolved and its economy continues to drown. Another fact highlighted by Markit ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... stench is in the air The funk of forty thousand years And grizzly ghouls from every tomb Are closing in to seal your doom." Yup, the foul stench of weak US corporate earnings, Greece and Spain in Europe, Europe's recession and anticipation of a hard ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... unlikely to see much benefit to growth or to employment from further asset purchases" and threatens the Fed's credibility. Yup, Charlie was talking down the latest QE. And that region is Catalonia - Spain's largest region and the most indebted. According ...

Going for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... the parameters of the crisis game, especially now that Spain is on the firing line. Then the G-20 Los Cabos, Mexico meet. Yup, it turned out as expected - more blah bloody blahs. Them 20 know there's a problem, they "promised" to increase efforts to ...