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The times they are a'changin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to ...

Happy Americans, happy world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... the US jobs market which could make the turnaround in housing a slow process. But even this is improving. It must be the spring and coming of summer in the Northern Hemisphere but there is no denying that US consumers are merrier. The US Conference Board's ...

She'll be right mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... week! Most equity markets - from New York to Rio and Old London town - greeted the early buds of the Northern Hemisphere Spring with spring on their steps. Wall Street - as many others - marked their fourth straight week of gains. The S&P 500 and the ...

GFC Problem solved

... there reportedly increased by 0.9 per cent in March - the first increase since October 2007. 'One swallow does not make a spring.' Certainly, we would need several more months to confirm whether these good news are the start of a positive trend. Surely ...

Main Street versus Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... peaked (January 2006) long before the start of the financial meltdown in the middle of 2007. One swallow does not make a spring While welcomed, we need several more months to see whether the improvement in these indicators continue before we can call ...

Spring springs on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... system, what is wrong with the system, and what will go wrong with the system. Last night they celebrated the coming of spring (in the Northern Hemisphere) and looked forward to a plentiful harvest. Words and music. US Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke's ...

Riccardian equivalence redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
US President Barack Obama is bringing David Riccardo back from the dead. When the US unveiled its first bailout acronym - TARP -- for the financial sector TARP - last year, I wrote about a theory taught us budding economists called the 'Riccardian equivalence.' ...

Groundhog Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
Today, America and Canada held their annual Groundhog Day festivities to see whether spring would come early or winter will stretch six weeks more. Groundhog Day is rooted in ancient European folklore and purports that if a groundhog emerges from its ...

Spring facelift to Zurich life risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
Zurich is simplifying the application process, improving trauma definitions and smoothing the claims process of its life risk products. The insurance firm is targeting women and individuals who experience a period away from employment - such as maternity ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Another day, another record on Wall Street - a record fall that is - as a new day brings fresh news that financial Armageddon is nigh. Yesterday's concerted action by 6 of the world's major central banks - plus the Peoples Bank of China - on top of ...