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Nearly there?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015

... then lost as much as 1.0%, before closing 0.3% in the red. Remember last year when almost everybody and his dog (even Aunt Janet) were ruing the lack of volatility in the market because it wasn't good? We've got it. Volatility has returned! And still ...

Big yawn on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014

... withdrawal symptoms. For extrapolate further and normal organic growth means Fed normalisation of monetary policy which means Janet's "considerable time" before raising interest rates might not be so considerable anymore. Sure, sure there's the disappointing ...

China's mean regression

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014

... on the up while the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 closed 0.2% and 0.1% lower. No one wants to jump in or out before Aunt Janet tells you, I and Irene for sure that QE's done but more importantly, what happens next. While we wait... and wish and hope and ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014

Talk about being careful... for they might come true. 'Twas not so long ago that Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) and the IMF worried about complacency in the financial markets as indicated by low, down on the ground ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014

... the highest since February this year - before closing at a still high 18.76. But, but... but isn't this a good thing? Mama Janet Yellen wants it because "...low levels of volatility may induce risk-taking behavior that for example entails excessive build-up ...

Unexpected impact of tech on US monetary policy

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014

... chain and driving down prices. This triple impact on employment, economic growth and inflation is playing into the hands of Janet Yellen and her Federal Open Market Committee. Gerardo Rodriguez, senior investment strategist in BlackRock's emerging markets ...

Seesaw on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014

... time" before the Fed starts raising interest rates would remain "considerable" as far as the eye can see... that, or mama Janet Yellen would be invoking a quote from the 1999 movie, 'The Sixth Sense' - A "I see dead people". Perhaps the Fed has found ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014

... of 1958.43 points (down 0.5%) before closing a mere 0.2% down. Has mother lost her mojo? Perhaps she has. For even mama Janet Yellen, herself, told us at Jackson Hole that that "the decline in the unemployment rate over this period somewhat overstates ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014

... chilling suspense and then at the end of the day... the good guy gets the girl and walks. Financial markets got nervy at Janet Yellen. Will she? Won't she? But despite the little excitement caused by the slight adjustment upwards of the "dots" in the ...

Instant replay of the song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014

... longer-run goal, and provided that longer-term inflation expectations remain well anchored." And for good measure, Chair Janet explained that "considerable time" is not calendar wink wink nudge nudge but that "It is highly conditional, and it is linked ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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