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Minute slip on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... projection, real GDP was still expected to rise faster than potential output in 2015 and 2016, supported by accommodative monetary policy and a further easing of the restraint on spending from changes in fiscal policy; in 2017, real GDP growth was projected ...

SEC imposes US$4.16bn in penalties

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... "Enforcement continued to focus on ensuring that its actions sent a strong deterrent message by pursuing significant monetary penalties and continuing to require admissions in appropriate cases." Illustrating why Australian corporate regulators wish ...

No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... Australia and the Financial Markets Foundation for Children. Internationally, Kelly is vice president of the International Monetary Conference, sits on the Global Board of Advisers at the US Council on Foreign Relations and is a member of the Group of ...

Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... to be gradual and limited." Get ready for an interest rate lift off then? Well, errr... not quite. This is because the monetary policy council (MPC) judges that there's around 1.0% slack in the economy - and along with "them" - has changed the inflation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... 16,780.53 after ramping up gains of more than 10 per cent in the previous six sessions as the Bank of Japan unveiled fresh monetary easing measures. Hong Kong rose 0.83 per cent, or 194.46 points, to 23,744.70 and Shanghai jumped 2.30 per cent, or 55.50 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... more than 10 per cent since last Wednesday, helped by the Bank of Japan's surprise announcement that it will widen its monetary base. The Nikkei added 87.90 points to finish at 16,880.38. Seoul added 0.18 per cent, or 3.39 points, to 1,939.87 and Sydney ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... was up 26 points at 5,521. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its statement on monetary policy. Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association's performance of construction index (PCI) for October is also ...

A trillion euros is in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... information and analysis, and the Governing Council will closely monitor and continuously assess the appropriateness of its monetary policy stance. Should it become necessary." Why should it become necessary? There are two contingencies we look at. The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... markets mostly fell, but Tokyo reversed early selling to add to the 10 per cent rally since the Bank of Japan's surprise monetary easing announcement last week. Tokyo added 0.44 per cent, or 74.85 points, to 16,937.32. However, Seoul slipped 0.19 per ...

Investors should be wary of mixed USD signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
Mixed signals coming from the US Fed's monetary policy committee should temper investors from overreacting to expectations of rising US rates and an increasing USD, noted Amundi Asset Management in its latest global investor update. Causing the ambiguity ...