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Tug o' currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
It might only be for the summer but it certainly sounds to me like one of Popeye's (the sailor man) favourite outburst, "enough is enough and enough is too much". The euro has strengthened enough and it's become too much for the European Central Bank ...

Low-cost super awash with inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... in the number of investments catering to direct investors during the past year. Lonsec senior investment analyst, Peter Green, said given the average SMSF has almost a third of its assets invested in Australian shares, it's logical there should be a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... it is in talks with a Chinese partner backed by Alibaba founder Jack Ma to launch online video services in China. Keurig Green Mountain sank 8.6 per cent after announcing details of its upcoming "Keurig Kold" appliance, which makes sodas at home. Analysts ...

Review portfolios in global bond market sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... market investors being urged to review their portfolios. The call comes from deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green, who recently said stock market investors should be vigilant and seek potential opportunities in response to the global ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... near-zero federal funds rate this year. The equity gains were broad-based, with all 30 members of the Dow finishing in the green. Apple rose 1.8 per cent, Boeing advanced 2.8 per cent and Goldman Sachs added 1.6 per cent. LONDON - London's stock market ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Can't win 'em all. After getting wrong-footed three for three, expert guessers finally got their RBA rate cut calls correctly - the Australian central bank gave in and delivered a 25 basis point reduction, taking the official cash rate to a new record ...

May cut, may not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Getting hot, hot, hot. Betting on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would take down the official cash rate from a record low 2.25% to a lower 2.0% following its May Board meeting tomorrow heats up. Bloomberg's latest survey says... 24 out ...

When?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
That was a bit of an anti-climax, wasn't it? The outcome of the anxiously-awaited US Federal Reserve's two-day FOMC meeting, that is. And it took them all of two-days to come up with well... basically what you, I and Irene already knew and expected....while ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell on news the US economy grew just 0.2 per cent in the first quarter. At 0817 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 44 points at 5,783. In local economic ...

A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
All eyes, ears, and noses are on the Fed and how it crafts its forward guidance when its 2-day FOMC meeting concludes tomorrow. Yes, it's forward guidance for there is nothing in the stars pointing to a lift-off announcement when tomorrow comes. While ...