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Mining capex in a hole

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... will reach 7% by December and the RBA will cut interest rates by 50 basis points. BlackRock says economic growth and monetary policy are diverging globally and the US Federal Reserve is gearing up for its first rate rise since 2006. The firm says the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... March and well below the 50 break-even point. The result led higher on hopes the Chinese authorities will introduce more monetary easing measures. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have retreated, paced by power and broadband company Trustpower as a major ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... Australian investors to increase exposure to global fixed income." BlackRock, which manages US$4.77 trillion, says easy monetary policy around the world has dampened volatility and inflated asset prices. Currently BlackRock prefers equities over bonds ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
As expected, the Bank of England (BOE) decided to do nothing at its 9 April monetary policy meeting, stating that: "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to ...

What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... sustainable economic growth" but would welcome "Any help in boosting sustainable growth from other policies" because "monetary policy alone won't deliver... a durable and sustainable increase in growth, in an environment where private leverage is already ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... needs to take action to bring stability to its shaky finances. Uncertainty about Greece has hung over the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings this week. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets slumped as investor worries intensified ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... Australian Stock Report head of research Chris Conway said concerns about Greece were worrying investors, after International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde slammed it for trying to delay debt repayments. "There's probably some general market ...

Larry Fink warns of bubble in income assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... central bank liquidity measures. In a letter to shareholders, BlackRock chief executive Laurence Fink said aggressive monetary policy was the biggest driver of asset-price bubbles forcing yield-starved investors to turn to lower-rated credits and longer-duration ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... sharply on concerns about slow progress in bailout negotiations between Greece and international creditors. International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde played down talk of Greece delaying its debt payment to the Fund next month. Citigroup gained ...

Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... wit: "Australia will suffer the developed world's most dramatic surge in debt by 2020, according to an International Monetary Fund report..." Australia's "Debt will grow 32 per cent to 22.4 per cent of GDP in 2020 from 17 per cent at the end of 2014..." ...