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Risk advisers optimistic about long-term

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... of 4.5 out of 7 equates to a 'moderately positive' outlook. "The results show that, despite facing stagnant financial markets, low consumer sentiment and remaining uncertainty around FOFA, risk advisers are looking forward with optimism to the opportunities ...

Waiting for the RBA to dance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... RBA today. Will they? Won't they? Make it three (interest rate cuts) for three (Board meetings)? As far as the financial markets are concerned, the key has been wound and we're just now waiting for the RBA to do the dance. That is, the Reserve Bank of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... close flat, inching 0.79 points higher at 1,973.13. Hong Kong and Shanghai were both flat in afternoon trade. Financial markets in Kuala Lumpur and Wellington were closed for public holidays. WELLINGTON - New Zealand markets were closed for a public ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... And oh, the January number was more (much, much more) than market expectations for a 150K gain. And to think financial markets were even worried that this might be overly optimistic before the actual figures were released. And oh, private sector jobs ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
Financial markets are in one of those "waiting to exhale" moments again. But if one was so bold enough to ask, waiting for what? Waiting till the cows come home to roost? Whoops, sorry I think there's something wrong with my metaphor just there -- or ...

Stirrings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... summit underway in Europe. There's nothing like the smell of a European summit to scare the bejeesus out of financial markets. The VIX index spiked to a high of 20.33 overnight - a 9.7% increase from the previous day's level - before settling down 4.7% ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... of uncertainty still hanging over Europe - its recession (imminent or already here) and the volatility in the financial markets intermittent speculations about its future create. The recently released UK GDP figures - down 0.2% in the last quarter of ...

A bullish view could be dangerous after Davos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... LTG GoldRock. The IMF has downgraded its growth forecast to 3.3% with a predicted fall in commodity prices and financial markets down in 2012. Even those taking a bullish view would be advised to wait until markets pull back and offer a better price ...

Extending the extended extension

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... shielas for as we, Australians all, drank and barbecued Australia Day yesterday, the US Federal Reserve gave financial markets another something to celebrate. It is extending the extended extension. Following its regular Federal Open Market Committee ...

Forecasts shmorecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... in and that unless current conditions deteriorate further, it would be good news. Perhaps what gives is that financial markets have developed long-term memories. If they have, I'm sure they still remember how, in its April 2009 WEO report, the IMF predicted ...