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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... surpassing the prior record by more than 100 points. The S&P 500 surged 23.40 (1.17 per cent) to 2,018.05, almost seven points above its prior peak, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite rose 64.60 (1.41 per cent) to 4,630.74, its highest close of the ...

Goodbye QE, hello QQE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... excuse. While "Japan's economy has continued to recover moderately as a trend and is expected to continue growing at a pace above its potential... there is a risk that conversion of deflationary mindset, which has so far been progressing steadily, might ...

Real stagflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... by the Central Bank do Brasil (CBB) were it not for the stubbornly high inflation (6.8% in September) that has remained above the central bank's 4.5% target since September 2010. The central bank's concern over the persistence of rising consumer prices ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... spaces. In the US overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday rose 1.12 per cent to 17,005.75, its first close above 17,000 since early October. Investors are awaiting the US central bank's Federal Open Market Committee's decision on interest ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... cent to $US1.3 billion as the industrial and consumer materials company notched earnings per share of $US1.98, two cents above analyst estimates. Shares soared 4.4 per cent. General Motors dipped 1.2 per cent as third-quarter net income fell 14.3 per ...

Global deflation - the next worry?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... had been running below 2.0% since June to 1.5% in September - and the eurozone, where core inflation had barely scraped above 1.0% since August last year... and prices in Japan (ex taxes or not) have also been easing in recent times. Though not as dramatic ...

Real return funds growing in stature

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Real return strategies which aim to produce above-inflation performance irrespective of market conditions are becoming a big hit with investors, according to research and ratings house Zenith. The company has given 11 funds a rating, including six new ...

FEATURE: Big data and financial services

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
It has changed the way friends interact with each other, the way people think and express themselves and, above everything, it has changed the way people buy. Consumers want to be able to buy anything, at any time, through any device. Companies in all ...

TH Real Estate buys up Brisbane shopping centre

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... approximately 165 specialty tenants and kiosks and is in an established trade area where the average retail spend per household is above the average for the overall Brisbane metropolitan area. "Mt Ommaney represents a dominant regional centre with a ...

Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... emerging market "crisis" because of Fed taper and China slowdown. February 3 - S&P 500 down by 2.3% because of 'same as above', with concerns about Japan and the impact of the consumption tax hike added to the scare and concerns turned from Fed taper ...