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The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... don't stop me 'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time." - "Don't stop me now", Queen We've come a long way, baby Virgie. It's lookin' like we'll be ending this week with smiles on our faces... and perhaps, for the remaining six months of 2014. ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... days, I think it's now safe to assume that the investment community has finally learnt to live with that prospect. Yes Virgie my lovely, we're back to that Goldilocks rationale for the stock market...perhaps, even better now. US equities are advancing ...

Reversing fortunes to another crisis?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... month on weakness in global and domestic demand, fueling concern that the world's second-biggest economy is faltering". Yes Virgie, there was that same concern over the slowing Chinese economy we saw last week, but since Wall Street rose instead of falling ...

IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... orders and car sales and most definitely not because we've seen the backside of the European debt crisis. This indicator, Virgie, is International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its regular updates of its growth projections. It is one of my fave contrarian ...

Greece still matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... one realisation - Greece still matters. The sell on 'no swap' buy on 'swap' trades made this all the more apparent. Yes, Virgie, we can close our eyes, ears and noses and pretend that it's been banished to oblivion, but we're still in the midst of the ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... been another boring day on the financial markets over the past 24 hours and I have to get your attention somehow. Sure Virgie, most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town recorded declines overnight but it's still within the magnitude ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... unafraid, The plans that we've made, Walking in a winter wonderland." -- Composed by Felix Bernard, sang by everybody Yes Virgie, even the financial markets appear to be on a Christmas carolling mood these days. "Gone away is the bluebird." Last week's ...

Cards for houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
Houses continue to burn in America. Yes Virgie, we learned yesterday that no one wanted to buy old houses (existing homes) in the States after the government stopped giving would-be homeowners free money. Last night, we found out that neither were they ...
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