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Keynes & Riccardo on display

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... dragging out all the negative atoms in the universe when Wall Street is down to rationalise why it is and therefore, it shall be, and vice-versa. Oh no Johnno! Not this time, not when with a stroke of a pen, two important central banks can change the ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... growth. We won't be having this discussion if Greece and other highly indebted Euro members aren't choking on austerity. Shall they continue strangling their economies in the name of austerity so that, eventually, they'll have a balanced budget and lower ...

That anxious wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... part deux" are growing louder. Boyoboyoboy, we're in trouble now... big trouble all because of little Greece. Repent - or shall I say, sell - for the end is nigh! I can hear someone gloating... and this time it isn't moi. It's the World Bank. Four months ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... alone, we witnessed precisely the reason behind Wall Street's lack of conviction, its indecision to move forward or retreat. Shall I spell it out for you Virginia? Economic indicators are pointing to a mixed picture of Uncle Sam. Whatever your predilection ...

Boring same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... solid. Yes, Virginia. Same old, same old. Nothing to write home about. How about I meet you at the pub say around 4PM? Or shall we make that 2PM?

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... for one -- it'll continue to be a thorn on everybody's bum. (Hey, that's a good rhyme). However, markets always recover. Shall I name the ways? 1930s Depression, 1970's Oil Embargo, early 1990's recession and US Savings & Loan Crisis, late 1990's Asian ...

Chinalising Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... prices will remain basically stable and will guarantee the steady growth of the economy and maintain social stability." They shall have those - and then some -- or heads will roll (maybe, even literally). Euro bonds? ECB money printing? Closer fiscal ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... Asia and Australia are up and up. Scan through the headlines and you get the impression that though all remains unwell, we shall overcome. Reminds me once more of Camp Quality's banner "never underestimate the power of optimism" - or something along ...

MySuper Mythconceptions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... investment strategy, all members have equal access to all features of that product (ie, all members are treated equally and none shall be discriminated against), the product accepts all types of contributions and it is a pre-retirement investment only. ...

It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... be reacting to a more worrying development -- that of an economy that has stalled. This would become the new focus - or shall I say, the fresh fear -- for investors now that the deal is done. The first estimate of US real GDP showed the economy grew ...