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New compass needed for global economy: BIS

NATHALIE OLOF-ORS, AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... International Settlements says, urging far more focus on fighting debt. The Swiss-based BIS -- dubbed the central bankers' central bank -- has warned in its annual report that while the global economy was showing some encouraging signs of recovery from ...

US bond yields zipped by ZIRP?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... there's also Fed Chair Janet Yellen's repeated assurances that the Fed would take a softly softly approach when the US central bank eventually decided to raise the fed funds rate. "The Committee continues to anticipate... that it likely will be appropriate ...

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... 51.9 (a seven-month low); and the services measure down to 52.8 (a three-month low). The good news - the European Central Bank's (ECB's) recent policy initiatives should prevent further deterioration in eurozone activity going forward. Though it'll also ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... General Electric's proposal to take over Alstom's energy assets. Plus, markets were still being boosted by the US central bank's decision to retain ultra-low interest rates, CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley said. "Most analysts are now looking ...

S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
A correction is looming... and soon! Right on schedule Virginia, we're again hearing calls for a dip, a fall, a stumble, a correction on Wall Street straight after both the S&P 500's and the Dow's climb to fresh record highs last week, yet again. How ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
"...I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out yeah! I'm floating around in ecstasy So don't stop me now don't stop me 'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time." - "Don't stop me now", Queen We've ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... investors buying Australian homes, is on in Melbourne. In Australia, the market on Thursday rallied after the US central bank decided to retain ultra-low interest rates. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 85.5 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 5,468.2. The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The US central bank's decision to retain ultra-low interest rates has boosted the local share market. US markets reacted positively to the Fed Reserve's monetary policy announcement, with the S&P 500 index hitting a new record. "The US central bank ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... 5,400. The S&P 500, a broad measure of the US stock markets, jumped 14.99 points (0.77 per cent) to 1,956.98 as the US central bank also did not accelerate the time-frame for raising interest rates. Locally, in economic news on Thursday, the Reserve ...

UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... economy had been steadily building momentum without Carney lifting a finger since he became head honcho of the British central bank last 1 July 2013. Yes Virginia, the UK has come a long way baby! From concerns over a double-dip recession about this ...