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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... bright start, however, which in turn pared early gains for Japan's Nikkei index, with fears over a possible end to central bank monetary easing continuing to drag on sentiment. Tokyo climbed 1.94 per cent, or 241.14 points, to 12,686.52 after slumping ...

CIO confidence slumps to nine-month low

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Chief investment officer (CIO) confidence levels have fallen to levels last seen in September 2012, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s latest Chief Investment Officer Index. In the June quarter, the index stood at seven from a range ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's rocky start ended with a more-than-one-per-cent gain, shrugging off fears that central banks will soon end their stimulus measures. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the June share price index ...

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
The Australian market has continued its downhill run, opening more than half a per cent lower following falls on international bourses and worries about central banks' stimulus plans. Losses on Thursday would mean a 13th day of falls in 17 trading sessions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Australian bond futures prices have moved little, with nothing to drive price changes because of a lack of significant economic data. St George economist Janu Chan said there was a weakening US Treasury bonds and a fall in sharemarkets during the overnight ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... day solidly lower after the Bank of Japan's status-quo policy decision revived concerns about the winding down of central bank stimulus measures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 116.57 (0.76 per cent) to 15,122.02. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... reducing its monetary policy stimulation sooner rather than later. The prospect of reduced money printing by the US central bank sent the yield on 10-year US Treasuries soaring from a five-month low of 1.63% on the 2nd of May to around 2.21% currently. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... market looks set to open flat after erratic swings on Wall Street and falls on European bourses after the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept rates on hold. At 0817 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up three points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... sharply lower, with sentiment hit by weak eurozone data on the eve of an interest rate decision from the European Central Bank as well as fears the Fed will begin cutting monetary stimulus. Official data showed the 17-member eurozone stuck in recession ...

It'll be on 18 September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... investor, consumer and business confidence. Investor, consumer and business confidence that's still dependent on central bank largesse.