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Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... even inadvertently push the economy into recession." This is what Fed Chair Janet Yellen told the Economic Club of Washington last night - the same words that the Joint Economic Committee would hear when she testifies before them tonight. There's no ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... with solid job gains and declining unemployment," the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement Wednesday in Washington. It said that "underutilisation of labour resources has diminished," dropping to modifier "somewhat" to describe the change." ...

Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... in his capacity as the head of IOSCO, Australia's top financial regulator told a National Press Club conference in Washington, DC that there is not a strong enough case for ramping up regulation for asset managers. "I am not convinced that there is evidence ...

AustralianSuper, Brookfield in second US deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... recently. The most recent partnership saw Brookfield sell AustralianSuper a 49% stake in eight office buildings from the Washington DC portfolio at $1.32 billion. Net proceeds raised by Brookfield totalled $349 million. Earlier this year AustralianSuper ...

Push to end US Congressional pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... co-sponsored by five other congressmen. "The Founding Fathers envisioned elected officials as part of a servant class, yet Washington, DC has evolved into a ruling class culture," DeSantis said. "Pensions for members of Congress represent an inappropriate ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... performance of construction index (PCI) for November is due out. In equities news, Premier Investments, Funtastic and Washington H Soul Pattinson have their annual general meetings. Origin chief executive Grant King will provide a company update and ...

AustralianSuper appoints Principal to advise on US real estate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... non-discretionary mandate will focus on large, high-quality office investments in major US markets, including New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Investments will be made either directly or through joint ventures in properties ...

G20, FTA and Vlad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... promised measures to boost their economies by an extra 2.1% by 2018. Now where have I heard that before? Oh yeah, 'twas in Washington in their communiquA(C) dated 11 April 2014 - "to lift our collective GDP by more than 2 per cent above the trajectory ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... the US Senate from Democrats overnight, which many investors hope might result in more business-friendly policies in Washington. The euro slid to $US1.2477 from $US1.2545 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell, but Tokyo reversed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... upbeat US data, but traders remained on edge about the global economy and fresh fears over Greece. The figures from Washington calmed nerves slightly, and helped push oil higher, while the US dollar and euro ticked up against the yen in the afternoon. ...