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Trouble not terribly troubling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... to more countries in Africa and the Middle East are becoming reality. But it is the autocrats of Yemen, Jordan, Bahrain, Iran and now Libya that are trembling... not the financial markets. Darn it, another opportunity to pick up bargains gone! And Europe's ...

Egypt not just another pyramid scheme

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... if it becomes more extremist should the Islamic Brotherhood come to power, could reinforce the rhetoric of countries like Iran and add even more uncertainty to world markets. The wild card of Arab-Israeli relations then re-surfaces given its position ...

RI Advice investment team departure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
Changes are afoot at dealer group RI Advice, after its internal investment research team departs to start their own business with Ray Miles-owned Fortnum Financial Group as a client. The investment research team will create its own portfolio construction ...

Silver lining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... its foreign exchange reserves and use the proceeds to buy US dollars and gold. Huh? Run that by me again? Is this the same Iran that back in 2007 told the world that the US dollar was a "worthless piece of paper"? The report added that other Gulf States ...

Future Fund behind Azerbaijan on transparency

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... Fund-Global and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund SWFs with scores less than two out of 10 were based in Oman, Nigeria, Kiribati, Iran, Brunei and Algeria.

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... earnings would not suffice this quarter. Especially with most valuations having been re-rated -- adjusted higher. Tensions in Iran and China and North Korea's missile launches complete the bear's recipe for - at the very least - a revisit to the lows ...

Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... compiled by InsiderScmaore.com." A sell-off of this magnitude must have a reason...a spark...a trigger. Green shoots no more? Iran? Utegate? No! It is another international body trying to prove its relevance anew. Apparently, the overnight slide in equity ...

It's the war, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... system of its wanton excesses of the past few years. There is no other alternative. But then again, there may be one, or two. Iran? North Korea?

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... from the over US$147 a barrel record high set last week. An increase in US crude oil inventories and reduced tension with Iran were the reasons behind the fall. While the decline in oil prices is not expected to last in the short term, slowing global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... spike in oil prices to fresh record highs and another slide in the US dollar, all against a backdrop of political unease over Iran and the possibility of a major confrontation with the United States. In London, the FTSE 100 index plunged 145.16 points ...