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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... deliberate on monetary policy next week. Let's start with the minutes of the 4 September meeting. In it the Australian central bank noted that "the current assessment of the inflation outlook continued to provide scope to adjust policy in response to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after overnight falls on US and European bourses as confidence from the Federal Reserve's stimulus measures fade and concern over the euro zone's debt returns. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the December ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... Shares looked set for a positive end to a week that saw the Bank of Japan follow the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) in unveiling plans to boost growth, but also showed manufacturing in China was still shrinking. Tokyo on Friday rose ...

Waiting to digest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
With three of the world's biggest central banks - The Fed, the ECB and the BOJ - flooding the world with money, financial markets are still digesting what this all means. The "will they, won't they" do a QE question had been answered. They did. Now ...

Five step process for QE3

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... are skeptical about the long-term impact of QE3, "it would be a bold call in the short run to stand in front of the central bank juggernaut," said Tom Stevenson, Investment Director at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. Step one would be an exposure to equities ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... closed at their highest level since the start of May on Wednesday, boosted by stimulus measures announced by Japan's central bank. RBS Morgans private client adviser Bill Bishop said some investors may have chosen to lock in profits after the local market's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... housing data and Japan's extra economic stimulus following similar moves from the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 0.35 per cent at 5,888.48 points, while in Frankfurt, the Dax 30 was ...

New hedge fund rules for post-GFC environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
ASIC's new guidance on hedge funds will force managers to greater disclosure on where money is invested, how assets are valued, the fund's structure and the risks involved to better protect investors following recent high-profile cases of fraud. Addressing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... per cent. Spain's long-term borrowing costs rose above the six per cent level for the first time since the European Central Bank announced a new bond-buying program to help eurozone countries. The yield on 10-year Spanish bonds rose to 6.007 per cent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, continuing last week's positive theme after the Federal Reserve announced fresh measures to stimulate the US economy. At 0753 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 20 ...