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China's rebalancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... anchored". Last and certainly not least, Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher warned the "feral hogs" of the financial markets against fighting the Fed. "We haven't forgotten what happened to the BOE," - referring to the pound's forced devaluation back ...

Is it safe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... that's right, expand - its bond purchases when the Fed itself doesn't know? I hope the weekend has provided financial markets some breathing room to sober up and intelligently ponder what Ben Bernanke actually told you...I...and Irene. Wall Street finished ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... claims data indicate that taper might not come soon. The rout, turmoil, carnage - call it what you like - in the financial markets over these past two days, if they persist, only pushes the timing a little longer. It is the fledging economic recovery ...

Wall Street to stage cyberattack wargame drill

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... code named Quantum Dawn 2, is set down for 28 June and is being co-ordinated by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). Quantum Dawn 2 will operate on a closed network developed by the Department of Homeland Security. Reflecting ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... this point, just putting its best guess scenario out there -- a rosier scenario that could be scuttled by the financial markets' unintended reaction and negative feedback from other economies to the prospect of scaled back stimulation. For the biggest ...

New Bloomberg tool a 'game changer'

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... relations at Land Securities Edward Thacker said the new tools were a 'game changer'. "In today's interconnected financial markets, the Bloomberg Professional service gives me the tools I need to synthesize large amounts of information and provide key ...

Ben's all that matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... financial market players and practitioners today, tomorrow and the day after but Ben. He's sexy and he knows it. Financial markets will hang on every word that comes out of his mouth on Wednesday (their time). Whether he tapers or not has become moot. ...

Still in Goldilocks land

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... record straight on this whole Fed tapering/unwinding/scaling back business. Can you hear that too, Virginia? The financial markets' collective heart pounding as they await Ben Bernanke's assessment of the overall economic picture - with special regard ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... fall in sharemarkets during the overnight session. The two asset classes usually move in opposite directions. "Financial markets had a mixed response to the lack of news flow last night," she said. "The likelihood that central banks are unlikely to add ...

ASX in $553m share issue

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... contributed by ASX to its clearing houses will reach $700 million. "ASX is committed to providing Australia's financial markets with a robust risk management infrastructure," said ASX chairman Rick Holliday-Smith. "By proactively increasing the level ...