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Lost GPS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... available to me is the only indicator in this collection that looks to be topping out. The bottom line is that fears of US recession at this point are premature. But having said that, if the negative mood on equity markets persists, it could erode consumer ...

Digit says recession averted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... expectations for an increase to 405,000. Better - this the lowest level in four months. Wonderful! Hip, hip. The US recession risk is no more! I'll take any positive rationale as long as it is rational. But this, to me, isn't - not by a long shot. Not ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... cent Wednesday, more than wiping out the gains of Tuesday's rebound as European debt troubles and worries of a new US recession kept investors nervous. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 519.83 points (4.62 per cent) to 10,719.94 at closing, compared ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... Financial Crisis - VIX reading 48.64 1998: LTCM Bankruptcy - 49.53 2001: Terrorist Attacks on the US - 49.35 2002: US Recession; Tech Crash; World Com, Enron - 48.46 2008: Global Financial Crisis - 89.53 2010: Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis - 48.20 2011 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... cent Wednesday, more than wiping out the gains of Tuesday's rebound as European debt troubles and worries of a new US recession kept investors nervous. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 519.83 points (4.62 per cent) to 10,719.94 at closing, compared ...

Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... mid-2000's - when the yield curve inverted in 2006 and yet no one even dreamed a recession was coming. Now we know the US recession came in 2007-2009. And speaking of being contrarian, no one says it better than the sage of Omaha. " Be fearful when others ...

Now for the denominator

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Will it or won't it? No, I'm not talking about the deal on Washington, 'no mas' -- I'm so over it. Although there are still a few that won't take my word for it - they still refuse to believe until they see the deal bill inked. There's also an equal ...

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... more than US$0.80 to below US$0.60 during the Asian Crisis. It fell from US$0.65 to below US$0.50 during the 2001 US recession and September 11. And then again during the GFC. By the same token, currencies rise to temper growth in an economy beyond that ...

We shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
"We shall overcome someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome someday. The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through someday..." Just replace "The Lord" in the lyrics above with the "The ...

Good jobs

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 ...