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Positive surprise beats Meredith's surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... and 0.5 per cent respectively. Now this report - as every other in recent months - could be used as fodder for either the bear or the bull case. But markets felt good from the feel good factor from the good Goldman and Johnson earnings. At the end of ...

Prescriptive regulation is not the answer: Tanner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... hardship to many people so it's right and proper that the ICGN is showing some restraint this year," he said. "I do hope you'll bear with us if we do not indulge in our usual practice of holding lavish gala events outside the venue but we're being well ...

The times they are a'changin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
If it were not so serious, I would think that Wall Street's overnight fall was in commiseration to Michael's memorial. Have the green shoots withered and died and are now being buried alongside MJ? The S&P 500 fell by two 2 per cent, the Dow was off ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... valuations having been re-rated -- adjusted higher. Tensions in Iran and China and North Korea's missile launches complete the bear's recipe for - at the very least - a revisit to the lows of early March 2009. For the flatliners. A second half recovery ...

Ambassador gains $2.5bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... investment managers. Richard Darke, one of the three founders of the firm, said that the group's business strategy is starting to bear fruit. "It generally takes around three years to gain solid traction for a manager, and we are right where we hoped ...

Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
Be scared...be very scared. Yes, the spooks were out again overnight, sending many investors out of Wall Street. Have the bulls been sucked in? Have the bulls become greater fools? While we were sleeping, the S&P 500 tumbled by 3.1 per cent, taking ...

HK investors wary of local market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Hong Kong based investors still remain bearish on how the local market will perform for the rest of the year after the J.P. Morgan Investor Confidence Index dipped lower in the March quarter. The index fell 5 points to 95 points in the first quarter ...

Spin-a-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... of the 12 Fed districts reported that the downturn in their districts is moderating and/or showing signs of improvement. Bear case: 12 minus 5 equals 7 districts noting no improvement or deterioration. US bond yields. Bulls: 10-year US Treasuries have ...

Five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... around the world have been steadily gathering pace since hitting what is turning out to be the lowest point in the current bear cycle in early March 2009. Developed and emerging equities alike have rallied - and continue to rally - to this day. Sure ...