Category Archive: Views & Commentaries

Masters Of The Universe

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I loved He-Man though my favourite cartoons were Thundercats or Mask (that I still think Transformers copied their idea from). Abe as He-Man ? “What we want is for wages to rise more… Continue reading

There’s A Kind of Rush to Rally, All We Like Sheep

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Should I feel gleeful with this headline ? That their fat bonuses will not be as much as last year’s ? Or be green in envy because it will still be a quadrillion… Continue reading

Resorting to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance For An Explanation of The Markets

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Tidying up day and coming across some notes I cannot remember making 20 years back is like knowledge discovered for the first time. Lets say those were slightly radical and idealistic days and… Continue reading

Hunger Games Is Catching Fire In Thailand And Elsewhere

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That they are releasing the sequel to the Hunger Games, Catching Fire, at a time when President Barrack Hussein Obama’s approval rating has dipped to an unprecedented 39% low in his presidential tenure… Continue reading

Populism And PSLE In Singapore

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There were tears yesterday when I saw some kids’ faces. Bright and intelligent children who had expectations and were expected to make the grade for this IP or IB system with their PSLE… Continue reading

Hitting Reset Is The New Way Of Life – Back To Square One

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After witnessing your son graduate from elementary school, there will be an inevitable sense of loss for us. 12 years gone by with no reset button. That is much like the new way… Continue reading

Fed : Please Tell Us The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth.

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The unemployment rate has been the Fed’s pet peeve for QE3 so much that they are willing to keep buying up to USD 85 billion a month in US treasuries and agencies to… Continue reading

Its LaoZi Vs Santa Claus – China’s 3rd Plenum vs The Yellen Hearing

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For all the hype and expectations, the 3rd Chinese plenum of failed to produce a single firework. Instead we have the unveiling of a destination without a map to guide the markets. Way… Continue reading

Monetary Policy Cannot Fix Our Problems In The Game of Dare

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It seems my friends and I have wine problems here. I am indignant as my favourite for the past 9 months, Fat Bird, a NZ Malborough Sav Blanc which I consume at a… Continue reading

Comets And Confusion, Coming Right Up In Markets

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Just read up on Comet ISON that could well be the comet of the century for us and so I woke up at dawn to try and see if I was lucky enough… Continue reading