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Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way..." -- 'A Tale of Two Cities' ...

Chief economist update: Lower iron ore a boon to the Aussie budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." - Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. In the case of iron ore prices, it's a tale of two markets this year - a bull market in the first half; a bear market in the second half. Iron ore ...

Chief economist update: Trade war and peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair." - Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities If I didn't know better, I would say that Charles Dickens was describing US President Donald Trump's ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair," Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. It still is the best of times for the US economy for in spite of President Donald Trump's micro-management ...

How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." These words from Charles Dickens' novel, A Tale of Two Cities, have again been brought to life by two opposing monetary prescriptions by two central banks - further interest rate hikes for the ...

Bullish bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... are for growth of 9 per cent in the third quarter and 10 per cent in the fourth. "It was the best of times..." [Charles Dickens]

The times they are a'changin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... ongoing battle between the current and future state of our financial fortunes reminded me of the immortal lines from Charles Dickens' book, "A Tale of Two Cities". The past three months - the best of times (at least for equities and commodities) -- sent ...
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