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China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... also good news on that big country that has been conspicuous in its silence on geo-politics - and its name is China. Weekend news reported that China's inflation steadied at an annual rate of 2.3% in July from June - in line with market expectations ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... game of chickens, but the two G's (Germany and Greece) bluffs and blusters are already creating real pain in Spain. Weekend news report that Catalonia is having problems in accessing capital markets with only the very brave buying their debt issuances. ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... big trouble -- or so they say. No use pretending not to know what I'm talking about, it's splattered all over the weekend news. S&P has dropped one A from the USA's AAA. I must admit, I too didn't know what to think or how to react to this nasty development ...

Economy slowing down and speeding up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
The just released minutes of last month's Reserve Bank Board meeting show that while the board believes the economy is slowing, the rising terms of trade is pushing the economy hard in the opposite direction. "Board members noted that the bulk of indicators ...

Afternoon market wrap: AMP dumped yet again

... Caltex shares fell 7.5% to $2.00, despite announcing a half-year profit of $215.20. Iraq will again dominate the weekend news watch, as the US continues its military preparation while engaging in some frenetic diplomatic arm-twisting in a bid to build ...
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