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Aviva Investors outlines top tips for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... theme for next year, but regardless, global equity markets should benefit from a prolonged period of loose US monetary policy. But the recent spike in US Treasury yields could get a lot worse, according to the UK based manager. "Don't underestimate how ...

Wrong answer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... December 2010, that Xinhua news agency reported that Beijing's top honchos announced that they are switching their monetary policy from a moderately loose to a prudent monetary policy. Let me repeat, China's foot is firmly on the gas pedal my foot! The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... S&P/ASX50 at noon. CMC Markets analyst, David Taylor, said concerns over potential banking reforms and a tightening of monetary policy in China had eased in morning trade. "In fact it looks like this is going to have a positive effect on the banks," ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... relative safety of the US currency because nothing's well in the world as yet. Look at China, it's tightening monetary policy. Then there's the US bond market. Yields on 10-year benchmark bonds jumped to 3.23 per cent - the highest since June and up ...

60 Minutes deception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... raise interest rates in 15 minutes if we have to. So, there really is no problem with raising rates, tightening monetary policy, slowing the economy, reducing inflation, at the appropriate time. Now, that time is not now. SP: You have what degree of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... points higher at 4,708. In economics news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its board meeting on monetary policy. All 15 economists surveyed by AAP have forecast the central bank to leave the overnight cash rate at 4.75 per cent. The Australian ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... their cold -- with intermittent fighting - war. Chinese authorities confirmed that they would switch to a prudent monetary policy from a moderately loose stance - higher interest rates? -to control liquidity and rein in inflation. But...they're not withdrawing ...

ECB to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... am convinced that eventually, despite continued protestations by the ECB, it will have to do a Fed and expand monetary policy - the alternative is to break the Eurozone apart and send its member country their separate ways. European pride dictates that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... 4,723 points. In economics news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its November 2 monetary policy meeting. The Melbourne Institute releases its Wages Report for the three months to November, and the Australian Chamber of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... points higher at 4,832 points. In economics news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases a statement on monetary policy, and the Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender of $700 million of October 2014 bonds. Australian Industry ...