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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... "Investors may have been encouraged that the Federal Reserve will hold off from tapering off its asset purchases (quantitative easing) for longer." Ms Chan said the continuation of quantitative easing helped support US Treasuries prices. At 0830 AEST ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... dollar slid below parity with the greenback which surged on persistent speculation about a winding back of quantitative easing by Washington ahead of US retail sales data due later on Monday. Tokyo rose 1.20 per cent, or 174.67 points, to 14,782.21 as ...

Warren Buffett praises Fed stimulus measures

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... global conglomerate, said that the decision by both Bush and Obama's administrations to follow aggressive quantitative easing programs had been the right one. "We've had a lot of fiscal stimulus. We've had an extraordinary amount of monetary stimulus. ...

Fund managers tip great returns on US investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... F&C Asset Management co-head of multi-manager Gary Potter said the US was his investment pick of the year. "Quantitative easing and low interest rates, which are likely to remain for the foreseeable future, combined with the energy revolution, manufacturing ...

Three arrows hitting the spot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... understanding gives me more confidence to conduct monetary policy appropriately...We will continue our qualitative and quantitative easing for the next two years." That's one of the arrows - super aggressive monetary policy - that appears to have already ...

Still opportunities for flexible bond managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... thirty years. But with no more room for yields to fall and the US Federal Reserve considering the exit of its quantitative easing program, Amundi global head of fixed income Eric Brard said fund managers are going to need to be a lot more flexible if ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... growth to 3.3% this year (4.5% previously) from 2.0% in 2012 because, "...the major impact of this innovative quantitative easing has been more on capital flows, on interest rates, than on trade..." However, the WTO also clarified that, "...although ...

Reignited euro crisis prompts gold rush

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... years. While market shocks are good news for gold investors, monetary stimulus such as the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing policy is also positive for the shiny metal. ETF Securities data shows that gold has jumped 82 percent since the end of 2008 ...

EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... on falling yields. "While US Treasury spreads have edged slightly higher, the Fed target for pulling back quantitative easing of 6.5% unemployment is still a long way off. I don't expect interest rates to rise until at least next year," he said.

Hedge fund fees under pressure

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... exploiting lies in taking advantage of value opportunities presented by liquidity scarcity in the market. While quantitative easing has helped to wash the market with extra capital, Korinke says that a tougher regulatory environment has seen banks step ...