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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... Stuart Smith said there would not be much life in the market over the coming days, ahead of the US elections and a Melbourne Cup day interest rate decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia. "We will be quiet until we can get through probably tomorrow ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... ECB, BOE, RBA monetary policy decisions. And oh, there's also a question mark on which horse will win tomorrow's Melbourne Cup.

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... WB's downgrade to the global outlook, has increased the odds that the RBA would deliver another rate reduction on Melbourne Cup day. It cannot afford to sit and wait while other central bankers debase their currencies -- that which erodes Australia's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... groundbreaking trial over 3000 alleged asbestos-related deaths. FRANKFURT - Market trading drops by around a half during the World Cup, according to a report published by the European Central Bank, with goals halting trading activity even further. FRANKFURT ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... after yesterday's oh so good inflation reading. So good that an RBA rate cut has become the odds-on favourite come Melbourne Cup Day. Financial markets now place a 96% probability that the Australian central bank will announce a 25 bps reduction on 1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... proposed a $US447 billion plan to spur economic growth, and after China's inflation rate eased last month. As the Rugby World Cup tournament got under way there were mixed reports from retailers and tourism operators, while Statistics New Zealand said ...

IMF just as baffled as we are

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... IMF has no idea; well at least they're honest enough to admit to it. But who cares? It's September, it's finals and World Cup Rugby time, let's watch some footie.

Debt crisis not so bad for Latin America

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... dependency on exports, Brazil in particular is coming more into the investor eye. The nation will soon be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics, with investments in infrastructure and tourism picked to rise. Jose Luis Garcia, co- portfolio manager for ...

Burned investors drink bitter cup: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Investors who suffer financial losses thanks to misconduct often don't know how to seek redress and recover only a few cents on the dollar if at all according to new research from finance industry regulator ASIC. The organisation studied the social ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... own Reserve Bank of Australia did too. Remember the consensus bet that the RBA will not raise interest rates on Melbourne Cup Day... but then it did? Latest wages data show that it got it right. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' Labour Price Index ...