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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... morphine... to drive sentiment. Everyone's thinking: let's get that instant gratification from a direct injection into the liquidity system," he told AAP. "We don't really expect any sharp moves until... the rest of Asia opens, particularly China, which ...

Failure is not an option

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... Despite doubts, hesitation and trepidation over the final outcome - the success or failure -- of this recent round of liquidity largesse, it's been so far so good for equity markets. Developed equities have risen by more than 3% since and emerging market ...

Liquidity comes at a price: Certitude

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
The net effect of manufacturing liquidity to meet investors' desire for access to their funds at short notice is insufficient diversification and reduced investment performance, says Craig Mowll, CEO of Certitude Global Investments. Mowll claims that ...

Spanish fly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... construct subways in 18 cities only just a little more than a week ago. There's the indiation that the PBOC would keep liquidity flowing in the system when it injected a net 365 billion yuan (or around US$58 billion) into the money markets last week. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... reports the People's Bank of China would pump 365 billion yuan ($A55.9 billion) into money markets, to maintain banks' liquidity. That news spurred gains on the local market on Thursday. Also overnight, the Spanish parliamentary cabinet approved a budget ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... National Day holiday. The Chinese take-away? If the PBOC is willing and able to do this on expectations of just a week-long liquidity shortage, it certainly would not hesitate when longer-term economic growth is at stake.

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... 17 days for the S&P 500 index to consolidate and bottom after the Fed announced QE2. We're now on day 16. The extra liquidity created and the fresh mints that are yet to be printed will certainly need to find a home. And somehow I don't think they'll ...

Pick your poison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
What's wrong with this market? With so much liquidity being pumped into the system by three of the world's major central banks - the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan - markets appear unconvinced. Wall Street was down ...

Controversial short-sell ban inconclusive

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... chairman Belinda Gibson conceded that the ban may have contributed to some adverse market characteristics, such as reduced liquidity and increased price volatility. "While these effects would normally run counter to our objectives, the review concludes ...

New hedge fund rules for post-GFC environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... of the crisis, hedge funds had at the very least not fulfilled a role as price moderators in the crisis lead-up or as liquidity providers as the crisis peaked, according to Tanzer and it was against this backdrop that the need for greater supervision ...