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Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
The day you, I and Irene lost sleep over contemplating the potency of future central bank policy actions, given their sharply reduced firepower, when the next threat to the global economy comes. The coronavirus outbreak has brought that day upon us. ...

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
"If anything can go wrong, it will." - Murphy's Law No Virginia, I'm not feeling particularly glum and gloomy today just putting my shoe on the other put and wondering what if the Fed gets it wrong? The timing of the lift-off, that is. The financial ...

Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
Yeah baby, let's! Seen the CBOE VIX index lately? Yes, that one - the one financial markets look at the gauge the level of investors' fear. It was pegged at 11.36 at the close of last week's activity - the lowest since the ides (15th) of March 2013. ...

Vale William Mahoney

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
William Mahoney, who helped build Connecticut- based Bridgewater Associates into one of the world's most successful hedge funds, passed away on Tuesday, April 30 at the age of 55. Charles Ruffel, former equity partner and early fundraiser for Bridgewater ...

Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Almost two months in and thus far you, I and Irene have had a happy new year... will we also have a "gung hei fat choi"? Yes Virginia, those who go by the lunar calendar has gone around yesterday, 10 February, wishing everyone "gung hei fat choi' as ...

Not ugly enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
We're in trouble now... big trouble. That's the ugly picture painted by the latest US non-farm payrolls report and Wall Street's reaction to it. The S&P 500 fell by 0.94%, the Dow by 0.96% and the Nasdaq by 1.30% the day the US Labor Department released ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Armageddon. Catastrophe. Lehman Bros moment. GFC mark II. Game over. Funny but... haven't I heard all this before? Let me think. Yeah right. That's it. "Twas about four years ago when Lehman bit the dust. Remember how you - and your neighbours -- felt ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Seventy-one (71) Julia. Thirty-one (31) KRudd. Surprised? No. Embarrassingly entertaining? Very. But now that Team Labor has chosen, it's time to put the farce (whoops, Freudian slip), the past behind and get on with the business of governing. Yeah ...

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
1.00,1.03,1.05,1.08,1.10,1.20 - no these are not random numbers. These are the numbers marking the Australian dollar's recorded fresh - and fresher - after-float highs against its big brother, the US dollar. The last time I wrote about the value of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from Wall Street over the weekend, although world markets appear tentative as they assess the impact of the Japanese earthquake on Friday. On the ASX 24 at 0718 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...
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