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Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... punctuated a week of not so good news for the equity markets, re-igniting the uncertainty over America's and the wider world's recovery. Bad news came out of Europe. Spanish and Italian bond yields bounced back up last week and just yesterday, reports ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... week's disappointing jobs report showed a slowdown in hiring that raised concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell one per cent, as Wall Street got its first chance to react to the government's labour ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... worse than or in line with market expectations, equities are looking good. A positive report affirms the view that the US recovery is gaining momentum. Good equities. A negative one could give punters what they're asking for and spur Ben's green stuff ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... inflation will run at or below the rate that it judges most consistent with its dual mandate. "To support a stronger economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at the rate most consistent with its dual mandate, the Committee expects ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... quarter on a high note after US manufacturing data picked up more than expected, a sign of stronger growth in the feeble recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 52.45 points (0.40 per cent) on the first trading day of the quarter to finish at ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... "short-term prospects have improved relative to the situation prevailing in late 2011, but indicators still suggest a fragile recovery" last week. If the wheels of the virtuous cycle continue to turn as we expect, pretty soon even this caveat would be ...

All that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... sustainable. And -- we haven't quite yet got to the point where we can be completely confident that we're on a track to full recovery." If you believe the bloggerati that this is reason to sell, go ahead... hit that button with SELL on it. But wasn't ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... predominant factor". What do we need? "If this assessment is correct, then accommodative policies to support the economic recovery will help address this problem as well." But "if this hypothesis is wrong and structural factors are in fact explaining ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... can be supported by continued accommodative policies." Mr Hollows said markets had been concerned that recent signs of recovery in the US would prompt the Fed to lift interest rates sooner than previously expected. "We have had some stronger employment ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... traded. US stocks closed mostly lower overnight after a mixed report on existing-home sales showed a rocky but improving recovery in the depressed housing market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 45.57 points (0.35 per cent), finishing at 13,124.62. ...