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Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... international taxation law. "There's a number of people from Australia who work overseas, whether it's in Dubai or Chile or Russia, with the oil projects. And vice versa: people coming to Australia and working here," he said. "I get a lot of questions ...

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... commodities which, by extension, dampens the growth outlook for commodity exporting countries - Australia, Canada, Brazil, Russia, the Middle East - which lowers demand some more. And then there's terrorism - ISIS, Bangkok bombings and over the weekend ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... community's growing fear about further devaluation of the US dollar. Not true no more. US dollar weakness has prompted China, Russia and India to propose that the greenback be replaced by a multi-reserve currency system. When faith in the fiat currency ...

Extensions - What the Greeks await and the Russians hate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... confident that Greece's creditors would again extend a lifeline to Athens, the European Union (EU) has also extended one for Russia - economic sanctions. Optimism over reports that Greece and its creditors are close to hammering a deal on 22 June overshadowed ...

Van Eck goes local on EM fixed income

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... hikes it may expose vulnerabilities. Fine added Van Eck were one of the only, if not the only, long holding EM bond with no Russia last year "and we're still very cautious and very nervous about Russia and its implications for the region." Van Eck also ...

Emerging markets a no go in 2015

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... safe havens in developed markets. In the past year there were heavy losses for equities in key regions such as Brazil and Russia according to Legg Mason. The company said the MSCI EM Index fell almost 20% in the fourth quarter of 2014, and some individual ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... the sharp bounce in oil prices - Brent now up to US$61.52/barrel; WTI up to US$52.78 - neither is it due to the Ukraine/Russia ceasefire nor Greece debt discussions (which, according to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem was "intense... and constructive ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... $US1.1412 from $US1.1406 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose after European leaders and Russia agreed a plan to end Ukraine's 10-month war, while confidence Greece would reach a debt overhaul deal with its creditors boosted ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher amid a ceasefire in Ukraine and hopes for a deal over Greece's bailout. At 0857 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 30 points at 5,747. A new roadmap aimed at ending a 10-month ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... disappointing US fourth quarter real GDP growth report, on dropping oil prices, on Grexit, on the strong US dollar, on Russia and... whatever concern anyone can think about of to convince the Fed not to set rates on lift-off yet. No surprises for guessing ...