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Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... Speaking of game changes, I bet you didn't fail to notice (sorry for the double negative) the Australian stock market's sharp shoot up yesterday. The All Ords jumped by 2.6% for its best gain since October 2011. What the? Is China growing strongly again? ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
After sharp falls in its previous session, the Australian market looks set to open flat following gains on US and European bourses on encouraging manufacturing data out of Europe. At 0813 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
The Australian share market has opened sharply higher amid some much-needed good news for investors following recent losses that have wiped out all of this year's gains. The two main contributing factors were some strong US economic data that led to ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on international markets amid concern over the emergence of a liquidity crisis in China and the withdrawal of US Federal Reserve stimulus. At 08088 AEST on Tuesday, the September share ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a mixed performance on Wall Street as the fallout continues from the US Federal Reserve's signalling it could soon start winding back its stimulus measures. At 0757 AEST on Monday, the June share ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower following hefty falls on international markets after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may start winding back its stimulus measure before the end of the year. At 0817 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank expects to taper its bond-buying stimulus measure later this year. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June ...

Ben's all that matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... would negate all the Fed's efforts at preparing you and I and Irene for the reduction in stimulus that's about to come. A sharp and persistent sell-off that destroys confidence and unwind all the good that's been achieved could see scale back stimulus ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... day before the Federal Reserve begins meeting to review monetary policy, with expectations mounting that it will make no sharp changes to its economic stimulus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday finished up 109.67 points (0.73 per cent) at 15,179.85. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... Wednesday. In addition, the International Monetary Fund pared its 2014 forecast for US growth, blaming the government's sharp "sequester" spending cuts. LONDON - Europe's top stock markets managed small gains as traders began to look ahead to a US Federal ...