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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... extending Greece's current bailout after talks overnight collapsed acrimoniously. In local economic news on Friday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is due to appear before the House of Representatives Economics Committee. In equities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases January Labour force data and December overseas arrivals and departures figures. Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle is slated to speak at the FX Week Australia Conference ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... doesn't, then liquidity support for the markets and the economy remains. If it does, in the words of Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart, it "should be a signal that the FOMC is confident the economy is on track to achieve its objectives ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... hourly wage growth gained 0.5 per cent, a big improvement after a December drop. In local economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is scheduled to give a speech at the RMB Clearing Bank launch ceremony in Sydney. Meanwhile ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... trading session in a row, boosted by a rise in oil prices. However, the upward momentum has been tempered by the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly statement. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said investors interpreted the RBA's statement ...

Challenger nabs CBA exec for top funds management role

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... Ian is joining us." Saines has over 30 years' experience in the financial services industry and has worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Bankers Trust and, for the last 10 years, at CBA. His appointment, as well as Woods', will be effective from ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,794. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is set to release its quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, News Corp is due to release ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... possibility that we could see an eleventh day," he said. High yield stocks continue to be in demand in the wake of the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut on Tuesday, Mr Lucas said. "Have a look at the diversified financials, they're killing it at the moment," ...

Easing here, there and everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
And an easing here, an easing there, everywhere an easing... Just a day after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) joined the central bank surprise club and decided to ooh, ahh, "have what they're having", and two days after I typed on this space "and ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... he said. "It's a good day to be long Australian stocks." The market is still riding on the sentiment of Tuesday's Reserve Bank interest rate cut, giving the banks further gains, Mr Weston added. BHP had added $1.415, or nearly five per cent, to $32.065 ...