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In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... Europe in particular - but there were also better-than-expected ones. It just depends where one looks. But what's funny - nay, what's stupid - is the Australian equity market's seemingly blind following of Wall Street's lead. Australia still catches ...

Making the data fit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... to Wall Street last night? As far as I'm concerned, the latest economic releases were the stuff sell-offs are made of but nay, nein, nyet - they stamped a buy on equities and commodities. Asia, Europe and American equities posted strong advances, punctuated ...

Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... York to Rio and old London town went down - big time - last night. For investors saw the signs - and they didn't like it. Nay, they feared it! The European sovereign debt crisis came back to haunt - bigger and scarier than ever. Greece has come ever ...

Straus-Kahn stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... months. And growth driver China? Yes, there are some signs it's slowing but isn't this what Beijing, you, me and our uncle want, nay demanding, for quite a few years now? And don't you ever forget that driver of stock market prices. Yes, that one. Company ...

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... an extra sip of champagne to toast the 'royal occasion' and perhaps, a few spins around Europe. For the Aussie has risen -- nay, it has flown - from the lows hit at the height of the GFC to levels that were unthinkable those many months ago. Come to ...

When good is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... China and then the world. Bad is good. Moody's cut Greece's sovereign credit rating to junk. There's political uncertainty, nay unrest is a better word, in Ireland. The Greens Party has pulled out of government, leaving the Fiana Fail Party two seats ...

Yen sunk but not for long

BENJAMIN ONG IS FINANCIAL STANDARD'S DAILY COLUMNIST ON THE ECONOMY  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010

Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... confirms the slow growth in the US economy as the numbers show that net exports subtract from second quarter GDP." Easy. But nay, the market was up. So what was the spin? The trade deficit widened because while exports increased during the month, imports ...

Paul does it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010

Waiting to see

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... and 5.9 per cent drop in building permits in May and we have the spark for a massive sell-off led by US homebuilders. But nay, the Homebuilding index actually increased by 2.7 per cent last night. Last night's data may have been worse than expectations ...