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YBR Smarter Money receives rating upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... Darren Harvey, says this means the fund can help diversify investors' traditional fixed-rate bond holdings. "When interest rates do eventually normalise fixed-rate bonds will struggle while floating-rate investments, like Smarter Money, should thrive," ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... negative tone. The market ignored solid offshore leads, provided by the US Federal Reserve suggesting it would keep interest rates low. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 48.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 5,419.5. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... negative tone. The market ignored solid offshore leads, provided by the US Federal Reserve suggesting it would keep interest rates low. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 48.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 5,419.5. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... Alstom's energy assets. Plus, markets were still being boosted by the US central bank's decision to retain ultra-low interest rates, CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley said. "Most analysts are now looking toward the end of March or even half way ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... negative tone. The market ignored solid offshore leads, provided by the US Federal Reserve suggesting it would keep interest rates low. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 48.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 5,419.5. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... the past - the kindness of central banks (and the politburo, in China's case). The CB's are in no hurry to lift interest rates. They would not lift a finger until they deem that their respective recoveries are self-sustaining... and even when they do ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... in Melbourne. In Australia, the market on Thursday rallied after the US central bank decided to retain ultra-low interest rates. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 85.5 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 5,468.2. The broader All Ordinaries index gained 82.5 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The US central bank's decision to retain ultra-low interest rates has boosted the local share market. US markets reacted positively to the Fed Reserve's monetary policy announcement, with the S&P 500 index hitting a new record. "The US central bank ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... higher after Wall Street's S&P 500 bolted to a new record following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep its interest rates ultra low. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,400. The S&P 500, a broad ...

UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... delete the 7.0% unemployment rate threshold (at which previously the BOE said, it would start thinking about raising interest rates) and replaced it with "forward guidance". "The ultimate answer will depend on the evolution of the economy, particularly ...