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Falling interest rates undermine seniors' confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... lowest level ever, while Victoria and Western Australia also slipped. "Optimism hit rock bottom after the May 2012 Federal Budget but made a reasonable comeback over the following months," said Allianz Australia managing director, Niran Peiris. "However ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... point anyway," he said. Buoyed by strong earnings results in the technology sector and progress in the Washington fiscal budget debate, US stocks closed higher Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 67.12 points (0.49 per cent) to 13,779.33 ...

Grexin Brixit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... well...what do you know? Over the past few weeks we've been keeping an eye on that other half of the US fiscal cliff - the budget spending cuts - and the lifting, or not, of the debt ceiling. That's been sorted (well, almost) last night with the House ...

Fed ECB BOJ, Unlimited

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013

Baby boomers stagger blindfold into retirement: REST

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... amount nominated by respondents required for a comfortable retirement was well below the $56,236 'comfortable lifestyle' budget for a couple and $41,090 budget for single people, as estimated by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... the US had planned to vote for the debt ceiling to be extended for three months as President Barack Obama sorts out the budget and a long-term strategy for government spending cuts. But the Australian market reaction was mixed, with two of the big four ...

Repressed rally

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... we've got to face that US demon once more... and very soon. And again, it's been so far so good. Recent rhetoric on the budget ceiling and the spending cuts had been market-friendly. But wait till the wheeling and dealing starts. Expect palpitations ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... another crisis over the debt ceiling by planning a vote to extend it for three months while political leaders sort out the budget and a long term plan for government spending cuts. LONDON - European share trading posted mixed results, with London gaining ...

Off the cliff and into the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... investing overseas]". Do you see that smile on Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan? He may be able to keep his "promised" budget surplus after all. For where China goes, there Australia shall be too - particularly with the lagged effects of the RBA's ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
The Australian sharemarket is set to fall on Friday after world markets dropped on concerns about stalled budget negotiations in the United States. At 0815 AEDT the December share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4,583. In news ...