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Coalition victory to boost business confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
A Coalition victory in tomorrow's election will provide a welcome boost to business confidence but without a majority in both houses the lift may not be enough to plug the hold left by the end of the mining investment phase, according to UBS strategist ...

Election too close to call

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... added: "Its close enough that Rudd could win with a strong campaign but Abbot would have to have a week campaign. An Abbot victory is more likely."

Coalition will delay SG rise, abolish LICS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... carbon tax package will, however, be maintained after the tax is rescinded. This obviously assumes an expected Coalition victory in September delivers the parliamentary numbers in both houses sufficient to achieve this policy objective. Demonstrating ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... holidays. Malaysian shares soared as much as 7.76 per cent to a record high of 1,826 points as investors welcomed the poll victory of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, which retained power by a comfortable margin in Sunday's general election. Profit-taking ...

2011 and 2012 Redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... more than 2.5% (headline CPI now at 1.6%). In 2012, it was renewed speculation of a break up of the euro sparked by the victory of anti-austerity crusader Francois Hollande to the French Presidency and the inconclusive Greek elections. Today we had both ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... LONDON - European stock markets rode an Italian election rollercoaster, rising as exit polls initially tipped a centre-left victory but then dipping as it emerged a coalition may be needed. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies ended Monday up ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... hitting the economy. The yen continued its slide ahead of the weekend's general election in Japan that is expected to see a victory for the opposition, whose leader has vowed to press for more aggressive measures to kick-start growth. Tokyo climbed 1.68 ...

Federal election to compound market uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... less than 12 months until the federal election, Political Monitor's Investing in an election year report notes that while victory for either the Coalition or Labor carries unique risks for key sectors, political posturing looks likely to destabilise ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... overly excessive losses," he said. US stocks sank in the second day of losses after President Barack Obama's re-election victory, trimming another one per cent after Wednesday's huge rout. At the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 120.95 ...