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The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... Assyrian who wrote mimes in Latin during the 1 BC - as he was fondly called could have been describing today's financial markets and their dread of the death of Fed stimulus. We all know what fear does...it makes one do stupid things. Equity markets ...

Out of sight, out of mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... however, grab this relative tranquillity and "feel good" factor to do whatever it is they have to do...before financial markets start looking at them again.

Sunsuper adds to investment committee

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... appointments. Sunsuper Chief executive Tony Lally welcomed Hickey and said her extensive experience in investment, financial markets, superannuation, and corporate governance made her eminently suitable for the role. "The purpose of the Sunsuper Investment ...

Empty orchestra

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... 2% inflation within two years - has just been flipped upside down. This could be taken as an indication that financial markets believe that the BOJ will achieve what it set out to do - that of reflating the economy and instigating inflation. But by the ...

Careful of the recession you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... sectors of the Australian economy are still not contributing. So it's not surprising to see that last week's financial markets falls, the All Ordinaries index' recorded one of the biggest falls among the majors. Heck, it's 3.8% weekly drop even surpassed ...

AllianceBernstein launches tail risk protection strategy

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... distribution." According to AllianceBernstein research, negative tail events have occurred more frequently in global financial markets in recent years than would historically be expected - a total of nine tail events have occurred since 1988 instead ...

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... Abbott and his band of cheery men to decide which ones to keep and which ones to throw back at Swannie. The financial markets certainly think that way. It was a big yawn from them. The S&P/ASX 200 index futures is trading 30 points higher at the time ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... now that an exit from QE is being discussed. To be sure, the Fed, through Hilsenrath, could be preparing the financial markets for a sooner rather than later exit. But then, the Fed was also explicit in its 1 May 2013 monetary policy statement. "To support ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... at another record high. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which was one of the few financial markets in Asia open because of a public holiday, finished down 61.51 points to 13,799.35 on Wednesday. The broader Topix index of ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... There's optimism in the air as we begin this new trading week when the Fed and the European Central Bank meet. Financial markets are abuzz with speculation that no, the Fed would not be unwinding QE anytime this year, perhaps even next year. Not if you've ...