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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... has had in the past few days, it's likely we'll see it climb later today. "When you wrap it all up, we've got low interest rates, the building sector is doing well, business confidence is positive, and the US economy is doing better - there is nothing ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... steadily improving, and many asset markets thriving, in the low-rate era. If the central bank moves too soon to raise interest rates, it could choke off the recovery. But if it waits too long, it risks encouraging too much inflation or otherwise becoming ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... provided a negative lead after another round of solid indicators fanned expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates sooner than later. The pound edged lower as investors grew jittery about Thursday's knife-edge Scottish independence referendum ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... lower as news of a slowdown in Chinese industrial production and expectations the US Federal Reserve will lift interest rates weigh on investors. Official figures released over the weekend showed industrial production growth slowed sharply to 6.9 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... sanctions on Russia and traders saw a higher chance the Federal Reserve next week will accelerate its timeline to raise interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 61.49 points (0.36 per cent) to 16,987.28 on Friday. The broad-based S&P ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... easing concerns about Scotland's independence vote and hawkish comments from the governor of the Bank of England on interest rates. Tokyo on Thursday climbed 0.76 per cent, or 120.42 points, to finish at an eight-month high of 15,909.20. However, Sydney ...

Liberalise economy or prepare for war, warns economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... gold and issue ten-year bonds, using the proceeds to build infrastructure. He said printing money and lowering interest rates only creates 5% inflation to combat the 5% deflation caused by the depression. He said this cancelling-out effect was inherently ...

A tale of two A's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... positioning ahead of the release of Australian employment figures today - one that could prompt the RBA to cut interest rates a bit more. All rationale rationals and I betcha Gov Glen is smiling and singing hallelujah at Martin Place. More so if Citi ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... - New Zealand stocks have extended their decline from a record in quiet pre-election trading as speculation US interest rates will rise sapped investor appetite for risk-sensitive equity markets. The NZX 50 Index eased 7.042 points, or 0.1 per cent ...

FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... misconstrue the Fed's forward guidance about future monetary policy and underappreciate the extent to which short-term interest rates may vary with future news about the economy. Evidence based on surveys, market expectations, and model estimates show ...