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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... bank was in no rush to hike the ultra-low rates, which have supported the stock market. The Fed also broadly lowered its outlook on the US economy this year. LONDON - London's bluechip index surged on the back of a rousing budget statement by the British ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... meeting. The ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is due out and the Australia, Japan and International Economic Outlook seminar is on in Sydney. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, dragged ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... news was the key driver behind the Australian market's fall. "The reason for that is that it has changed the market's outlook on the timing of US rate increases," he said. Spooner said much of the recent run-up in markets was based on very low interest ...

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... year". The higher the US dollar exchanges against the euro and the yen, the greater the risk of disappointment over the outlook for the US economy. How high could the greenback go before the Fed fights back? A word, a rhetoric, a wink, wink, nudge, nudge ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... getting very little bang for their buck. Makes me wonder if consumers and businesses would change their behaviour and outlook should the RBA cut rates again... and again - which markets now expect in response to the recent woeful economic stats and surveys. ...

Equip Super partners with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... that can broaden the fund's conversation with members about taking care of their future. "Self-confidence and a positive outlook encourage people to take charge of their future, including setting clear personal and financial goals and developing roadmaps ...

Altair AM signs equity mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... the likelihood of another 25bp rate cut following this month's surprise rate cut. "The RBA recognises a weaker growth outlook than it was forecasting in late 2014. It wants to provide more monetary policy support for growth and has the capacity to do ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Deflation, rising debt and dampening economic outlooks that are limiting returns expectations are forcing investors to pursue more positive opportunities overseas rather than invest in Australia. Australia is becoming less attractive because even though ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... and so is providing less assistance in delivering balanced growth in the economy than it could." "The slightly weaker outlook for GDP growth in the near term implies that the unemployment rate is likely to rise a bit further and peak a bit later than ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... versus the greenback (at the time the BOJ held its meeting). Besides, the BOJ is as optimistic as ever. "With regard to the outlook, Japan's economy is expected to continue its moderate recovery trend," the BOJ printed its February statement. "The year-on-year ...