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Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... All those initial austerity measures demanded and implemented, only worsened Greece's fiscal imbalances. It produced a recession, the country is now on its fifth deep one, that lessened government revenues that are producing no reduction in the debt-to-GDP ...

Volatility is MIA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... survey is definitely a significant turnaround from the one taken last 22 September 2011 - when European contagion and recession fears dominated the headlines-- where only 25.3% of investors were bullish on the outlook for the next six months and 48% ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... indicator after all. The labour market eventually strengthened despite fears of a jobless recovery following the 1990/91 recession. Ditto with the recession of 2001 and all other past US recessions since 1950 - sorry but that's only as far as my database ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... the driver of global commodity markets, reassured investors worried that the eurozone debt crisis could spark a new recession. At the same time, they said the markets have been here many times before as far as Greece is concerned, with officials saying ...

Nikkei not nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... dragged down by both external and internal factors. Externally, the European sovereign debt crisis - and the looming recession there - and slower growth in the global economy and the appreciating yen have reduced demand for this export-oriented economy. ...

Stirrings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... alone. Is Europa beginning to again embrace JMK? John Maynard Keynes and his government deficit spending model (during recession) had become so unpopular over the past few years because "it only got us deeper in debt". But reduced government spending ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... difficult to reclaim this ground over the next 12 months, not with the cloud of uncertainty still hanging over Europe - its recession (imminent or already here) and the volatility in the financial markets intermittent speculations about its future create. ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... good rhyme). However, markets always recover. Shall I name the ways? 1930s Depression, 1970's Oil Embargo, early 1990's recession and US Savings & Loan Crisis, late 1990's Asian Financial Crisis/LTCM bankruptcy/Russian debt default, 2000 dotcom bubble ...

So far so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... Europe - the region that's the source of angst that's keeping most investors awake at night. It's on the brink of a recession (if not already in one). Its economy is being squeezed by severe fiscal austerity measures and higher interest rates. Not to ...

Fund managers rate Aust equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... bond auction. "Economic growth is set to slow in 2012 globally, but the market appears priced for this. If a global recession can be avoided, the equity market could stage a healthy recovery in 2012," said Van Munster. "We believe the market is now pricing ...