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Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... themselves first and see that most of them have brought this upon themselves. Yes, it is easier to blame someone else. Uncle Sam and his sidekicks the Fed and the Securities Exchange Commission - and other regulatory agencies - for allowing banks to ...

A tale of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... positive data set interlaced with the negative -- something to be expected for an economy in transition. And that is where Uncle Sam's economy is currently precariously perched at this very moment. The usual excitement that we see on Wall Street every ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... half-truth is that investors remain willing to finance US government debt. But while the world makes up its mind on Uncle Sam's future, Canada - it seems - remains in dire straits. Canada's official interest rates remain at a record low 0.25 per cent ...