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Equity value - cheap or the new normal?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
There must be some truth in reports that came out a few days ago, that Australians have now surpassed the Brits as the world's biggest whingers. Whinge, whinge, whinge. This went on full display right here, right now after the RBA decided to give the ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
"I did my best But I guess my best wasn't good enough Just once can't we figure out what we keep doing wrong Why we never last for very long What are we doing wrong Just once can't we find a way to finally make it right Make the magic last for more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
The Australian dollar has risen almost one cent and pushed past 105 US cents for the first time in six days following indications from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low. At 0700 AEDT on Tuesday, the Australian ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
"Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones." - The Bee Gees, New York Mining Disaster The optimism that warmed financial markets for the best part of the first six weeks of 2012 has been dented by the comeback of the European sovereign ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar powered to a three-week high above 106 US cents by noon, buoyed by strength in equity markets as risk sentiment firmed following a speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar gained half a US cent as hopes grew that the US central bank would launch a third round of economic stimulus. Market optimism was boosted by rising hopes the US Federal Reserve will offer new stimulus measures to kick-start the ...

Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Yeouch! You can hear this cry from New York to Rio and old London town as financial markets received a battering. Somebody must have forgotten to tell the markets it's only August and not October. Equity markets, commodity markets and bond yields (bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is set for a slightly higher start after China's economic growth and comments from the US Federal Reserve that it is prepared to renew stimulus fuelled gains overseas. At 0752 AEST the local September share price index futures ...

The sound of QE3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
"People hearing without listening." Simon & Garfunkel, The Sound of Silence The US Federal Reserve has spoken - and financial markets didn't like what they heard, for they didn't listen. It was another down day on The Street after the Fed's post-FOMC ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street finishing robustly, although commodities markets were mixed. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 26 points higher at 4,941 ...