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Brady Bunch as useful as market commentary: Shane Oliver

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The proliferation of news and market information in the always connected digital age is doing little to improve performance for most investors, according to AMP head of investment strategy and chief economist Shane Oliver. Shedding light on the amount ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
"Yahoo! Celebrate good times, come on!...everyone around the world, come on." -- Kool & the Gang Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, most major equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town went into the weekend celebrating their pretty gains for the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... or 133.90 points, to 5,877.5 as energy firms were boosted by a rebound in oil prices and the head of Australia's central bank said it was unlikely to cut interest rates to zero. Seoul climbed 0.82 per cent, or 15.87 points, to close at 1,957.50 and Shanghai ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... for a record 12th straight session, adding 0.16 per cent, or 9.20 points, to close at 5,820.17, despite Australia's central bank lowering its 2015 economic growth forecasts. The index has now risen more than 10 per cent since January 20. However, Shanghai ...

Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
"US Stocks Climb as Oil Gains, Pfizer Rises on Hospira Purchase" This was Bloomberg's take on the whys and the wherefores for the S&P 500 index's 1.0% rebound overnight after slipping by 0.4% the day before that was prompted by a 9% plunge in oil prices ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks have risen 0.35 per cent, boosted by news that China's central bank had cut the amount of cash lenders must keep in reserve. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index on Thursday added 85.73 points ...

Easing here, there and everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... easing here, an easing there, everywhere an easing... Just a day after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) joined the central bank surprise club and decided to ooh, ahh, "have what they're having", and two days after I typed on this space "and what about ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... was up 67.5 points, or 1.19 per cent, at 5,733.7. NEW YORK - US stocks have given up late gains after the European Central Bank put fresh pressure on Athens by lifting its waiver on the use of Greek bonds as collateral. The move darkened hopes that Greece's ...

Taylor rules the RBA just right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens to us, thank you very much and the day... the day is the Australian central bank's first meeting for 2015. Despite "Roubini Global urges RBA to hold interest rates" (http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/roubini-global-urges-rba-to-hold-interest-rates-20150202-133s4z.html#ixzz3QcrDl5s9) ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... surprise (because it was handed down 2 weeks before its scheduled meeting) rate cut announcement. Then it was the Danish central bank's turn to surprise by cutting its deposit rate from minus 0.05% to minus 0.2% on 19 January, and again to minus 0.35% ...