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Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
"...the United States has no better friend than Australia." This was US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressing young Australians at the University of Melbourne yesterday. Her statement was made in the context of America and Australia's unbending ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... wants to re-animate animal spirits -- get consumers spending again and businesses borrowing more. But reports show that American businesses are already awash with cash. Just last night, Oracle announced that it has agreed to buy Art Technology Group ...

Punting on next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
Freeze frame. Wall Street has frozen with excitement. Disappointing US third quarter earnings releases last night didn't matter -majority of companies still beat expectations anyway. Data on US house prices didn't matter - they don't know where they're ...

Advisers must fight for the future, not the past: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... packed auditorium with almost 600 delegates, Troy Edmondson, AFA Queensland Chair and conference chairperson quoted the American computer scientist, Alan Kay, who said, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." Edmondson's upbeat assessment ...

G-20 gabfest at Gyeongju

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... have to agree it makes good political sound bites to blame "them" especially with the US elections just a step away. American jobs are being lost because of "them". The US economy is in a stupor because of "them". Even if it does work, America is not ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... but Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper took a softer line, describing the deal in Parliament as "a proposal for an American-controlled company to be taken over by an Australian-controlled company". Rio Tinto was one cent lower at $81.74 while Fortescue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... Colorpak Ltd, and PaperlinX Ltd hold annual general meetings. Exxonmobil Australia chairman John Dashwood addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on `Producing Energy in a Changing World'. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... believe. The only question now is how and how big. And then, she'll be right! US inflation expectations would start rising, American consumers will start spending more, banks will start lending more, businesses will start investing more - in shops, equipment ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... of Attorneys General finds that home lenders falsified documents and signatures - or not - to justify foreclosing on American properties is moot. It may delay foreclosure activities, but the ultimate effect will be the same, property prices would remain ...