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US consumers to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... LIBOR rate remains near their historical lows not to mention just a tenth of the 5 per cent-plus rate hit at the height of the GFC. Good thing the US consumer is not buying any of this. The Conference Board's consumer sentiment index rose to 63.3 in ...

Hold, Fold or Run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... savings bank. But haven't central banks and government institutions been rescuing the private sector most notably during the GFC? Yes. But it's different now. With the army of speculators trying to burn Europe to the ground, even a whiff of smoke creates ...

GESB hires two investment strategists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... from Stellenbosch University. "The market environment will continue to be challenging and unstable, despite the end of the GFC, and we are building a team that can continue to meet these challenges and contribute to the delivery of sound investment returns ...

Freaked out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... another good buying opportunity. As Camp Quality says, "never underestimate the power of optimism." Back in the days of the GFC, optimism over "green shoots" or the improvement in second derivatives saved the day. Remember them? When less negative economic ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... Speculation will continue to drive gold prices higher. And there are lots of them in the current environment. As during the GFC days, speculation is thriving that throwing money at the crisis will drive inflation higher, or debase currencies -- the US ...

Govt to inject $25m into 'best practice' regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... innovation in financial services, drawing academics from universities in Australia and overseas. Following on the lessons from the GFC, Minister Bowen also said that the centre will "address ways to foster financial sector innovation, while ensuring ...

Do nothing budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... currently pummelling Europe. The rest of the world has every reason to be envious. After dodging recession at the height of the GFC, the Budget papers predict the Australian economy to expand by 3.25 per cent in fiscal year 2010/11 and 4 per cent the ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... markets suffer (oops there goes Kevin Rudd's 40 per cent Resources Super Profits Tax), then contagion... then everybody suffers. GFC mark II is born. It's so easy to extrapolate isn't it? Just as I warned in GFC mark I be careful what you wish for, it ...

Simple tax is too taxing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... impossibility that the Australian economy could stumble. Fool! Hey, I heard that. But weren't a few also branded fools just before the GFC? Remember Murphy's Law, "if anything can go wrong, it will." What happens then? Can the government of the day still ...

MLC launches high income protection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... metropolitan cities also rank among the most expensive places to live in and have witnessed soaring property prices despite the GFC, driving consumer demand for better income cover in recent years.