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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and everything is fine except... it's not fine enough. Wall Street was so sure heading into the February US non-farm payrolls report that the data will confirm improving labour market conditions in America. All the ...

Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Investors may love Wall Street more today than yesterday... but not as much as tomorrow. This was the conclusion you read on this space yesterday. And boy, investors surely loved much more today (yesterday's tomorrow). But lest I get accused on insider ...

Yesterday today tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
"Oh, I love you more today than yesterday." - Diana Ross Yesterday Wall Street dropped big time "on concern rising energy costs will threaten the economic recovery." This was Bloomberg's - and most other financial market commentators' -- interpretation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... markets were fighting a "tug-of-war" between signs of economic recovery in the US and the backdrop of a deteriorating global macro picture. "This is an oil story, how high does it go and what does that do to the global recovery?" Mr Weston said. "That ...

Macq High Conviction predicts 2012 rally

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... including dividends thanks to solid earnings growth, it is too soon for a major rally. "For the ASX to hit 6,000 this year, all macro issues would need to be resolved by June. The markets should grind up though, there's a general desire to buy the market ...

I heart the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
I heart the RBA. Who wouldn't? OK, ok... most borrowers perhaps. But in the general scheme of things it's on top of the list on my Valentine's list. The minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's February Board meeting is set for outing today. The minutes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... show any meaningful reaction to Bernanke's comments, mostly because they didn't provide any new detail or perspective on macro conditions," Briefing.com analysts said in a client note. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower on Wednesday while the ...

Apostle picks up $50m, signs H2O

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... institutional investors can have access to H20 AM's global fixed income, emerging bond and currency management and global macro alternative management. Apostle said this partnership would allow them to target superfunds and master trusts through their ...

Haste makes waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
I'm sure I've seen this movie before. Most of you have too. It was shown on monitors near you at about this time last year. Yes, my dear Virginia, the film, "The Fed and other developed country central banks will start withdrawing policy - possibly ...

Continuum returns 12.4pc

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... it difficult to manage during a period of big swings in sentiment over a short space in time, and a period where offshore macro factors are driving stock movements." "During reporting season last year, with reasonable earnings that came out, people are ...