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Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy announcement and pledge from Chair Janet Yellen that the US central bank will raise interest rates from near-zero levels only gradually. "The key takeaway is that the Fed will move more slowly than they previously said," ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... altered the outlook for US monetary policy after a weak first quarter. Although the Fed is not expected to lift interest rates on Wednesday, Chair Janet Yellen could signal a move is near. Equity markets in France and Germany rebounded despite worries ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... pullback in US equities, including next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting that will update the Fed's plan to hike interest rates in the coming months. Petroleum stocks dropped on lower oil prices. Dow members Chevron and ExxonMobil fell by 1.2 per ...

QIC asks government to step up, break toxic cycle

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... finances. Government revenue would go down by $10 billion per annum and this would justify the RBA further lowering interest rates to 1.25, but we don't think that will happen because it's too aggressive a move for the housing market," he added. This ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... funding. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have rallied after the Reserve Bank surprised some investors by cutting interest rates. The NZX50 Index rose 54.548 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 5858.413 on Thursday.

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... against the Japanese currency, fuelled by two US reports that gave the Federal Reserve more ammunition to raise interest rates. With US markets ending largely unchanged, the region had few catalysts to fuel trade, while Greece's ongoing bailout reform ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... director of Marblehead Asset Management. He said that surging US Treasury yields, reflecting the expectation of higher interest rates, had traders on edge. "If these rates keep going up, I think you're going to get some real concerns about stocks." Dow ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... the situation is not as predictable anymore. Most recently, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut interest rates to 2% has complicated things further. "The situation is not easy. People who transited [to retirement] at the time of the ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... to run with the bulls. Here's Bloomberg again, "Zhou Xiaochuan, who heads the People's Bank of China and has cut interest rates twice since November, told reporters this month [this was in March] that funds entering the stock market help promote growth. ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... Financial. "The Fed was thought to be out of play at least until December and now, the chances are it's going to raise interest rates in September, perhaps as early as July." Apple fell 0.7 per cent after announcing the launch of Apple Music, a new subscription ...