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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... but tomorrow's the real test." The new S&P 500 record reflected the continued resilience of US stocks thanks to loose monetary policy and in spite of lacklustre US data, such as Wednesday's report showing flat retail sales in April. Apple, the biggest ...

HSBC pitches low vol strategy to instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... underweight. "Both Japan and Europe are in interesting moments. Japan has embarked on an unprecedented experiment in monetary policy and we don't know how that's going to finish. But they're very committed to it and they have control over their own monetary ...

No downing the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... where the British central bank downgraded its economic growth forecasts through to 2017 and Gov Carney stating that the monetary policy committee (MPC) "judges it more likely than not that bank rate will increase from its current level over the forecast ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... government scraped together enough cash for the debt repayment of 750 million euros ($A1.06 billion) to the International Monetary Fund in time for Tuesday's deadline. However, at a eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Greece and other eurozone ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... Glenn must thanking his mom that this month's Board meeting is followed by the publication of the quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, enabling him to put back what he took away - the "forward guidance" that "The board will continue to assess the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... results are due out. In Australia, the market on Friday was weaker for a third straight day after the Reserve Bank's monetary policy statement took the shine off banking stocks and falling crude oil prices belted energy stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... e-commerce giant Alibaba soared on strong sales. Locally on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, Macquarie Group releases its full year results, and Alumina holds its annual general meeting. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... reality that there's not a whole lot of growth currently in the market. China is slowing down. What we have there is huge monetary stimulus which is causing this stock market semi-bubble," he said. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have retreated, as offshore ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... than 5% lower than before the global financial crisis. "Central banks still see gold as an important component of their monetary reserves, and have been building their holdings since the GFC hit," he said. "Gold is proving to be the ultimate durable ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... News. The Shanghai Composite has recorded an astonishing 118 per cent gain over the past year, on expectations of further monetary easing in China. Tokyo and Seoul were closed for holidays, but early trade elsewhere in Asia had been energised by Wall ...