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Thank you, xie xie, arigato

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012

Aging and deleveraging impact long-term growth: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... long-term trends when they position their portfolios. The problem of an aging population is most acute in developed economies such as Japan, Germany and the rest of Europe but is also apparent in China. An aging population creates a funding crisis where ...

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... (and ehem, to a lesser extent Australia) and seeing the damage a free-floating currency is doing to their respective economies. What I refer to is what just transpired, oh just about two months or so ago. The big one. The one everyone and his uncle and ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... There were as many attempts at peace as there were wars... all to no avail. But they never had any lasting impact on economies or financial markets. Ahhh... I only they listened to John Lennon more: "Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... Marais explained their aim to take advantage of structural changes in the world economy that will see emerging market economies outstrip their developed cousins. While the future preeminence of emerging markets is not a new story, the fund managers believe ...

BTIM launches emerging market strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... portfolios," he said. "Investors recognise the benefits of investing in emerging markets characterised by strongly growing economies with a rise in the middle class which is expected to boost consumer spending." The Fund is designed for investors who ...

Blame the G

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012

Ten-year future vs. 10-minute tick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... countries such as Japan and Europe. Or less, depending on the adverse impacts on oil importers and adverse impact on the economies of current oil exporters (OPEC), etc. But the impact would be positive... there's no doubt about it.

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... back then, now it's at 7.9%. Consumer confidence registered 55.8 then, now it's at 84.9. And oh, China and other Asian economies) was slowing at the time - as indicated by their respective PMI manufacturing readings - but were unable to provide policy ...

Western recovery expected to lift Asian stocks

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... "Emerging markets have been heavily discounted in the past year, in part due to economic woes in the major developed economies. But positioning your portfolio for the next phase is critical. Asia is a high beta play on the developed markets - in times ...