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Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... its plan will be known. Whether this will be sufficient to stem the erosion in confidence and turn the global financial crisis around is another matter.

Gung Hay Fat Choy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... this -- may have most western economies wringing their hands in glee, but not China it seems. Since the global financial crisis began, it was widely assumed that the Chinese economy need to grow by at least 8 per cent to keep its workers in jobs and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... company, BHP Billiton, said it would cut production and slash thousands of jobs in an effort to combat the global financial crisis. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 54.5 points, or 1.57 per cent, at 3,422.1, and the broader All Ordinaries ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... After all, merely having Obama follow the title US President instead of Bush will not immediately make the global financial crisis that is devastating the capitalist landscape go away. The scale of the problem is huge and it is growing by the day. But ...

The day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... day. What is of great significance is what happens the day after tomorrow. The depth and magnitude of the global financial crisis is such that it would not magically go away as the name following the title US President changes from Bush to Obama. Tomorrow ...

Bonds no safer than houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... cut back - industrial production plunged 7.8 per cent in December from a year ago. Maybe not. While the global financial crisis could be considered a once-in-a-century event, the swiftness and scale of the policy responses by fiscal and monetary authorities ...

Shariah-compliant hedge funds hit the spot

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... Gentilini added that while Dubai and Saudi Arabia have adjusted their GDP growth estimates following the global financial crisis, both states still project a robust non-oil GDP growth this year. But even with lower numbers after the GFC, statistics show ...

Cognacs and chocolates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
In spite of the best wishes for good tidings for the New Year, sorrows and trouble abound. The global financial crisis shows no signs of abating. The global economic future looks glum. Yet Americans are unable to afford their usual psychological crutches ...

Consolidation is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... according to new research, suggesting calls to downsize trustee boards could be counter-productive. The global financial crisis and its impact on super fund performance re-ignited industry debate on the number of super funds in the country and the size ...

The January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... 1.7% These may not be the double-digit positive returns investors have grown accustomed to before the global financial crisis, but they are significantly better than the double-digit losses of the past two years. But before investors celebrate, be aware ...