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Greece in crisis (again)

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015

... extended..." - 20 Feb 1050PM GMT But is there really that fear in the markets today? For this we turn to the "fear gauge" - the VIX index - it was up 11.7% overnight (oh-em-gee!), but at 15.39, it's less fearful than February's 18.55 points, waaay down ...

Who's scared of Grexit or lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015

... begging. Then again, while Grexit continues to be a convenient excuse whenever volatility stirs, this isn't supported by the VIX index's - the fear gauge - recent readings. Grexit used to be associated with VIX readings of 40 plus - 45.8 in May 2010 ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015

... with "not impatient" taking over its place. The tale of the tape over the past week showed that Wall Street was pleased - the VIX index, the US dollar index and US bond yields fell from the prior week (before the Fed) while the US equity market rose. ...

The real problem

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015

... financial markets gave to the deletion of the word 'patient' in the FOMC statement has gotten less perverse while we slept - the VIX index rose, so did the US dollar and US bond yields; US equities and commodity prices fell. This is because no matter ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015

... Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. But whatever it was financial markets went the opposite way to where they were expected to go. The VIX index dove by 10.8% The US dollar index dropped by 2.3%; the yield on 10-year US Treasuries dropped by 13 bps to 1.92% and ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015

... is this time different? The "taper tantrum" of mid-2013 sent yields on 10-year US Treasuries up, US equities lower and the VIX index rising... and then the tantrum tapered. Financial markets learned to live with it. Yields on 10-year bonds - 2.05% currently ...

LMCI's portrait of labour market conditions

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015

... yields on US 10-year bonds increased by 13 basis points to 2.24% -- its highest level since the day before Xmas 2014 and the VIX index jumped by 8.3% to a reading of 15.2 (though this still reads normal palpitation, not fear). You know the drill -- a ...

Mind over matter

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015

... towards Grexit these days - that is, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter. The performance of the markets' fear gauge - the VIX index - tells us so. It jumped by 4.3% last night. But at 14.91, it depicts sentiment that is just right - neither alarmed ...

The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014

... Bloomberg, "emerging markets currencies tumble to decade-low..." To be sure, at a reading of 14.21, the "fear gauge" - the VIX index - is not even half the 31.06 max it reached back in mid-October, its 20.2% jump overnight reflects the sudden attack ...

Bullish sentiment at 4-year high, expect zero return in six months

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014

... announcement of the final taper on 29 October, the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq have appreciated by 2.8% and the Dow by 4.0%; the VIX index has fallen to a reading of 13.8 from 15.2 (and this year's high of 31.1 hit on the 15th of October); and, yields ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

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ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

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The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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