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We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... take all my chances with you." -written by Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean So what happened? The US dollar shot up. Not due to safe-haven buying this time - equity markets were also up -- but because markets now expect the US Federal Reserve to raise interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... that the Federal Reserve could raise rates or remove other supports from the economy. Treasuries and gold fell as demand for safe-haven investments eased. Jitters about interest rates left the Dow Jones industrial average with a gain of just 23 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... overnight as the US currency weakened, cementing the precious metal's surge over the past year as nervy investors sought safe-haven investments. By 1207 AEDT, the spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,224.13 per fine ounce, up $US9.10 on Wednesday's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... $US1,200 an ounce for the first time on Tuesday as a weak US currency pushed up demand for the precious metal viewed as a safe-haven investment. By 1015 AEDT, the spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,197.10 per fine ounce, up $US17.68 on Tuesday's closing ...

Desert Storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... those who saw the Dubai default coming? Given the global financial market's reaction to last week's Desert Storm, it would be safe to assume that the answer to this is none, no one, not a soul. Sure we have the usual suspects warning of the US dollar ...

Better phone service for Telstra Super members

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
Faster and better phone customer service from Telstra? It's a yes for Telstra Super's members following the fund's phone system upgrade. A notice on the Telstra Super website stated that a new system will be put in place that will see members asked ...

Yamashita's treasure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
US$1,170.30 per troy ounce. This is how much gold - the commodity, the physical metal - is currently fetching in international markets. Chances are it would go higher and it is now creating problems. Back in March this year -- when the equity markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... Trichet indicated, however, that supportive stimulus measures must soon be unwound, prompting traders to buy the US dollar in a safe-haven stampede, pressuring oil futures lower. Energy stocks joined tech issues in the red. Energy stocks were among the ...

Sell dollars to buy stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... is not well. Think Zimbabwe. The other explanation for this near perfect negative correlation is the switching between the safe-haven US dollar and the riskier equities. Think about the expansion in the Fed's balance sheet, think about the US Treasury's ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... gold also indicates that investors are shielding their wealth from destruction by moving into this traditional safest of safe havens. Talks are the yellow metal would remain lustrious up to US$2,500 an ounce. This could may well be, but don't quote me ...