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Good, bad: all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
For an itsy-bitsy while last week, I feared that the "good is good and bad is good" catchphrase on Wall Street has died and gone to catchphrase heaven. Good news on the US economy became ba-ba-bad to the bones Thursday last week. The S&P 500 index declined ...

PM Capital launches global fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... company to investors. Cash and bonds are trading at historically low yields and do not compare to the relative earnings yield of companies," he said. "Within equities markets we believe global markets provide a superior risk/reward opportunity. With ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... climbed 0.60 per cent to 4,299.89 points. Madrid's main stocks index advanced by 1.32 per cent and Milan by 0.96 per cent. The yield on Spanish 10-year bonds fell below 4.0 per cent for the second time this year, to a low point on the day of 3.978 per ...

Now for a taper in December

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013

Savings trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... data. Taper off. If US interest rates stay at current levels, more weakness could be in store for the US housing market. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries (from which mortgage rates are derived) is currently at 2.52%. While down from the 3.0% high reached ...

Taper trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... September taper speculation suggests that the US Federal Reserve may have trapped itself not to taper...forever. Recall how the yield on 10-year US Treasuries rose to as high as 3.0% about a week before the speculated taper in September. Apart from the ...

US stimulus having no direct impact

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
Quantitative easing is having little direct impact on the market, according to Cato Institute senior fellow Dr William Poole. In a presentation at the CFA Institute Investment Conference in Melbourne yesterday the former president of the Federal Reserve ...

Demand for industrial property exceeds expectations

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... Literally, less than three years ago term deposits were earning over double what they are now. Investors are on the search for yield and direct commercial property is a clear alternative," Stacker said. Head of Retail Distribution for Charter Hall, Ross ...

SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has released its assessment report of their Wall Street cyber attack simulation and while it confirms their protocols performed adequately, it was the soft attack weapons that were ...

Instreet launches income paying gold product

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013