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Brumbie: Super idea, super silly reaction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... into their account within 15 years, it's no prizes for guessing that this seems to be the plan he wants to present to the Spring sitting of Parliament. It may be a coincidence, but the Senator's policy suggestion came just a few weeks after the Reserve ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... kick Saddam's butt). Gulf War II in 2003 sent oil prices on the hop by 49.37% between November 2002 and March 2003. "Arab Spring" of 2011. The price of WTI crude jumped from around US$80 a barrel to a high US$114 in April 2011. Through all these - and ...

So bad it's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... a rosier second quarter. Duh! With growth like this (er, contraction), there's no reason to expect anything else but a spring back in spring. (There's also Aunt Janet ready to pounce if it doesn't - "monetary policy is not on a pre-set course"). More ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... cheerier. Hip, hip... It's payback time -- payback for the deep freeze in the first quarter economy caused by the polar vortex. Spring has finally sprung! But wait! If this is the case, why is the US bond market also happy? Yields on 10-year US Treasuries ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... and remains above 50. One paper's verdict is there's now global healing! I don't know! Remember, one swallow does not a spring make. The strong US PMI reading for the US, for instance, coincides with reports that US jobless claims increased by 28K - ...

FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
At a glance, Australia's homogenous 'banks-and-resources' share market does not look like the most promising alpha hunting ground. But according to some of Australia's leading boutique fund managers, appearances can be deceiving. James Fernyhough reports. ...

CBA promoted Nguyen to keep him away from clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... would supervise, but he would actually physically see fewer clients." This came in response to a question by Labor Senator Mark Bishop about Nguyen's promotion following an internal investigation that included accusations of alleged forgery and fraud. ...

Traffic light trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... plunge in housing starts in January? Don't worry about them, they're caused by weather distortions.A She'll be right when spring breaks. This appears to be the same conclusion reached by the just-released "The Economist/FT Global Business Barometer" ...

Blame it on the boogie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... due to the weather and how much were the consequences of Fed taper. We just have to wait till the US Northern Hemisphere spring to break before we know for sure. That's ok. At least, Wall Street and the Fed and Washington have something to point their ...

CommInsure nabs exec from Swiss Re

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... and joining the wealth management leadership team, Commonwealth Bank group executive of the management division Annabel Spring said. "Her extensive experience is reflected not only in the successful businesses she has led but in her contribution to industry ...