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Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... psychological support level. With Wall Street at rest, let's take time to check on the happenings in the 'Land of the Rising Sun' - Japan - and I must say, it's not looking good. As with other equity markets, the Nikkei-225 index rose - up 0.5% -- on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... economic stimulus. IG Markets strategist Stan Shamu said strong US economic data and potential stimulus in the Euro zone and Japan has put global equities in good place. "A lot of investors are continuing to bet on further stimulus from the ECB and the ...

Heads up to where Wall Street's heading

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in Japan over the past decade? And how do we factor that assessment into monetary policy?" Then again, Wall Street continued ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... liquidity will remain free-flowing - almost free in the US and Britain and will be flowing more (sooner rather than later) in Japan and the Eurozone - for a "considerable time". "Re-Evaluating Labour Market Dynamics" is the conference's theme this year. ...

AMP half year profit falls 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... cash flows while building strong growth potential in the long term from partnerships with national champions in China and Japan," Meller said.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... chief. Tokyo ended flat on Wednesday, edging up 4.66 points to 15,454.45 after data showed a rebound in exports helped narrow Japan's trade deficit in July. But the shortfall still came in worse than expected after a marked slowdown in the world's third-largest ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... banks and their commitment to benevolence towards financial markets. Never mind the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan that are expected to shower the people with more love sooner rather than later. Never you mind them. But look at how the Fed's ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... bad economic reports - never mind geopolitics, markets see them as positive now (even Putin's turned humanitarian) - in Japan, in Europe and in Obamaville, investors are hapeee. The Nikkei's happy - it closed 0.4% in the black yesterday - despite reports ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... $US1.3363 from $US1.3368 late on Tuesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed as downbeat data from China and Japan sparked renewed concerns for growth in the region's two biggest economies. Tokyo shrugged off early losses to close 0.35 per ...

BetaShares partners with fifth largest US ETF provider

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... manages active ETFs and fundamentally weighted ETFs through products such as the US-listed Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund, Japan Hedged Equity Fund and the Global Equity Income Fund. WisdomTree chief executive and president Jonathan Steinberg said ...