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The RBA not in full control of dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Remember the, "That 40% odds of an April rate cut last week - up from 36% the week before - has now risen to 68% this week" I typed on this space 24 hours ago? They've just gone up to 72% and the Australian dollar's fall to a low of US$0.7597 (down ...

IFM has 'concerns' over infra prices

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... IFM Investors' head of European infrastructure debt David Cooper has stopped short of saying there is an infrastructure bubble, but raised 'concerns' about the prices institutional investors are paying for infrastructure. When asked to comment on whether ...

Rejoice for the A$ has fallen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
"...I see your true colors Shining through." - Cyndi Lauper Has the A$ just revealed its true colour? It's a Democrat and an Obama groupie! The Australian dollar "plummeted" "nosedived" "plunged" "tumbled" "was smoked" following reports that the Republicans ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... argues that the banks' current level of exposure to high-carbon industries, via lending activities, is akin to a speculative bubble, and that large-scale write-downs of fossil fuel assets are "almost inevitable". It then attempts to estimate each bank's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher following a mixed session on Wall Street and large losses locally on Monday. The September share price index futures contract is up three points at 5,476. US stocks have finished mixed as the tech-rich ...

Hockey names infrastructure top priority for G20

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... of the shadow banking sector as key areas for discussion. Finally, he downplayed fears Australian property market is in bubble territory, saying the answer to inflated property prices was more housing.

Gold stocks undervalued but likely to rise

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
Gold stocks are undervalued, but are likely to rise over the next years as Chinese demand increases and production costs lower. Van Eck Global portfolio manager of gold strategies Joe Foster predicted that gold prices could surpass the US$1,400 an ounce ...

Heads up to where Wall Street's heading

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... he? And just have a read at "this time it's different" quotes Bloomberg compiled (thanks Bloomie) comparing the dotcom bubble to the now: ""If you look at the valuations then versus now, it's night and day," Walter Todd, who oversees about $1 billion ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... way came - Argentina, Banco Espiritu Santo, Putin, Iraq, slow growth, fast growth, deflation, inflation, overvaluation, bubble - you name it. Yes Virginia, just two weeks ago investors were crying crisis, creating concerns of capitulation and eventually ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... gauge moved to its highest level since March 31, 2000, when the market was beginning a nearly 4000 point crash as the tech bubble burst. Monday's gains took the tech-heavy index within 540 points of the all-time closing high on March 10 of that year. ...