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No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... Fed places an immense amount importance on its guidance to the market." Standard Life Investments senior international economist Douglas Roberts reminded investors that the US is still some way from reaching the economic conditions that would warrant ...

CIO confidence slumps to nine-month low

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... view of equities from CIOs that has underpinned market confidence in previous quarters, has waned," commented FSC chief economist James Bond. "This is because CIOs saw equities as being undervalued and well priced in 2011 and 2012. However, there is ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... prices have moved little, with nothing to drive price changes because of a lack of significant economic data. St George economist Janu Chan said there was a weakening US Treasury bonds and a fall in sharemarkets during the overnight session. The two ...

ASX to introduce VIX futures contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities Exchange is planning to launch a VIX futures contract, with a launch date earmarked for later this year - possibly as early as July. The ASX will provide a media teach-in to coincide with the launch. Known widely as the 'fear ...

The sky is falling downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... Australia Bank (NAB) chairman Michael Chaney telling us that "We've got a perfect storm at the moment," and its chief economist Alan Oster predicting the unemployment rate to rise above 6% by the end of the year. Reports noted that this is higher than ...

March sees moderate growth in super contributions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... the strong performance of the equities market and positive reports of returns from superannuation funds," FSC chief economist James Bond said. Bond expressed concern over the low employer contribution, given the significance of compulsory employer contributions ...

Careful of the recession you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... interview at the World Economic Forum in Jordan over the weekend, Joseph Stigliz - yes, him, the Nobel prize wining economist - declared that QE is "the only stimulus" and that, "Clearly the economy is not back to normal, and to accept this as the new ...

Yuan to float free, in our dreams

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite Wall Street falling slightly ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economic outlook to Congress. At 0635 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... Department reported that US consumer prices fell 0.4 per cent in April and annual inflation was 1.1 per cent. St George economist Janu Chan said US Treasuries and Australian bond futures prices strengthened after the disappointing figures. "Sentiment ...