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Jawbone collection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... collective jawbones to do the scaring away of the spooks over world growth, world peace, world health and financial market volatility. St. Louis Fed president James Bullard started the liftoff with his "pause on taper at this juncture" or even extend ...

QE forever and ever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... and hear about these phrases mostly during phases when the financial markets are in a state of flux and/or heightened volatility - like the one we're getting now. This is because financial markets, they tell us Victoria, have become fearful of "world ...

NAB confirms final pricing for Great Western IPO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... and New Zealand franchise. "While the price is lower than expectations the IPO had strong demand despite the recent volatility in the US equities market. Pleasingly the deal attracted strong representation from a broad range of quality investors with ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... Francisco (FRBSF) and the IMF worried about complacency in the financial markets as indicated by low, down on the ground, volatility. Well they got their wish - and long before the gift-giving season that is Christmas. Though it closed at a reading of ...

Market Vectors launches international ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... leverage. The index represents a portfolio of 300 international shares that have demonstrated outperformance and lower volatility compared to the conventional global benchmark indices. "The new ETF is in response to increasing demand from Australian ...

Are we there yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... to complete its QE this month and then onwards and upwards to higher interest rates, we got what we got... increased volatility and a sell-off in risk assets. Latest weak stats out of the eurozone are prompting fears of a triple dip recession there. ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... 62 days through July 16, the longest stretch since 1995... the longest stretch of calm in two decades". It's back! Volatility, that is. The VIX index surged (there goes that superlative again) by as much as 28.5% overnight to a reading of 19.38 - the ...

Nikko AM ups weighting to global shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... head of the committee John F. Vail said. "Even rising US interest rates are consensus now, so although there may be volatility as such crystallises, it may be no more problematic than the nearly completed tapering process." The committee said that China's ...

Seesaw on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... of the United States"....and St. Louis Fed's James Bullard, "We're not going to make policy based on emerging-market volatility alone". I even warned back then that whatever the Fed decides to do tonight - September 2013 FOMC meeting -- will have global ...

Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... US economy. April 10 - S&P 500 down by 2.1% because of the "momos" - momentum stocks - overvaluation and increased volatility and Putin. July 31 - S&P 500 down by 2.0% because of Argentina's debt default, Portugal's Banco Espiritu Santo, heightened geopolitical ...