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Research houses give Medibank IPO approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... long-term earnings growth" averaging 10% per year over the next five years and an expectation of a fully-franked dividend yield in excess of 4%. Lonsec Stockbroking's similar special report reached much the same conclusions. The research house expects ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
What a difference a week makes. Yes, yes, yo Virginia, in just seven winks, financial market sentiment went from "shiver me timbers, the sky is falling" to hapeee. Don't believe me? Here's Bloomberg's take last 15 October in its report headed, "World ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... America. The results translated into per share earnings of 97 cents, two cents above analyst forecasts. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury rose to 2.28 per cent from 2.23 per cent on Wednesday, while the 30-year advanced to 3.05 per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
The Australian share market had made strong gains in opening trade as investors snap up cheaper stocks following recent falls. Comments overnight from the Federal Reserve Bank's St Louis president Jamie Bullard suggesting that the US not scale back ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
The Australian share market is higher at noon as bargain hunters step in amid stronger iron ore prices and a solid production report from Rio Tinto. CMC Markets analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian market was performing well, considering the lacklustre ...

SSgA launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... Securities Exchange (ASX). SPDR S&P 500 ETF (ASX: SPY) aims to provide investment results corresponding to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index. With more than US$172 billion in assets under management and 82 million shares traded daily ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following overnight gains on Wall St where the US Federal Reserve hinted it would not raise interest rates. Steady interest rates have a negative effect on the US dollar and bond yields, and increase the ...

Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... according to reports is the one that did the markets in) that... "Easy financial conditions, and the resulting search for yield, could fuel financial excess. Markets may have underpriced risks by not fully internalizing the uncertainties around the global ...

Super Mario dropkicks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
Draghi dropkicks markets. Super "whatever it takes" Mario has promised a lot... but delivered short. Hence, we got what we got last night. The euro reversed its decline, so did euro bond yields and European equity indices dropped. The Euro Stoxx-600 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... peaceful. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have retreated as offshore investors repatriated cash back home on the promise of yield. The NZX 50 Index dropped 29.35 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 5245.24 on Thursday.