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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... to 3,445.26. Speeches by several officials of the Federal Reserve kept speculation alive over the timing for the central bank to begin slowing its quantitative-easing bond purchases, though most stressed the need for a clearer trend in the data for US ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... stocks have opened flat, with market players sitting on the sidelines ahead of an interest rate decision from the central bank. Market players looked past a positive lead from Wall Street, where US stocks rallied strongly and commodities prices rose. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... stocks have opened flat, with market players sitting on the sidelines ahead of an interest rate decision from the central bank. Market players looked past a positive lead from Wall Street, where US stocks rallied strongly and commodities prices rose. ...

RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... cut rates when 'expert' forecasters forecast no change. Three months before that -- in February -- the Australian central bank kept interest rates unchanged when the overwhelming majority punted on a cut. There are other examples but you get the picture. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
Australian bond futures prices are higher ahead of the central bank's monthly interest rate decision. Nomura head of research Jon Linton said the local market would be focused on the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision announcement at 1430 AEST on ...

More flip flopping ahead for Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... generalised conclusion about the whole irrespective of other variables. The thing is the Fed and for that matter, any other central bank, does not and should not operate this way. It's all about the trend because as we all know, the trend is our friend. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... higher after a rise on Wall Street overnight. Disappointing US economic data pushed Wall Street higher on hopes the US central bank will continue with its economic stimulus program. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... growth in the economy. How's that bad for the equity markets? Speaking of doublespeak, there was none at the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB executive board member Joerg Asmussen made sure his message was not misunderstood lest punters take their selling ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... higher, boosted by better-than-expected US data and what market watchers interpreted as indications of continued central bank support. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day 1.62 per cent higher to reach 6,762.01 points, while the DAX 30 index ...

William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... and ongoing sovereign debt concerns. According to Singer, the major players in the eurozone game are the European Central Bank, Germany, France, Italy, Greece and Spain. Up until recently Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy represented the austerity coalition ...