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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... overall would pick up in the second half of the year. In its newest assessment of the global economy, the International Monetary Fund said world output would expand by 3.3 per cent this year, compared with the 3.5 per cent it predicted in January. HONG ...

No problemo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... for equities. No problemo! It was on full display last night. Wall Street up at the same time that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its 2013 growth forecast to 3.3% from the 3.5% it predicted only three months before. No worries. In the ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... you so but...I told you so. Yes Virginia, I hate to tell you I told you so but...I told you so. Yes Virginia, the Fed's monetary magic continues to work its magic on the equity markets. Wall Street's running up and setting new record highs along the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... until the jobs market improves. Last week's weak jobs report suggests that could be a while. "Reduced fears of tightening monetary policy is helping lift the market after the FOMC minutes showed a majority of the Fed is still opposed to tampering (with) ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... forecasts for 2.4 per cent. The news eased investor concerns that another high figure would prompt authorities to tighten monetary policy further. "All else equal, the more growth there can be in China, the more demand there will ultimately be for basic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Kong was flat, edging down 8.85 points to 21,718.05. The Japanese central bank's announcement last week of a new wave of monetary easing has sent the yen tumbling about six per cent against the dollar. This in turn has fuelled a run-up in Tokyo stocks ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... announced that it's extending the maturity of JGBs available for purchase to up to 40 years and that, "It will double the monetary base and the amounts outstanding of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) as well as exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in two years ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... Ordinaries index lost 47.1 points, to 4,919.3. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed a choppy day of trading higher after Japan's monetary stimulus plan boosted sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.76 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 14,606.11 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... boosting the world's third biggest economy meet market expectations. The new BoJ head Haruhiko Kuroda has vowed "bold" monetary easing, while the bank in January set a two per cent inflation target aimed at pulling the troubled economy out of its damaging ...

All eyes and ears on Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013