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Punting on next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
Freeze frame. Wall Street has frozen with excitement. Disappointing US third quarter earnings releases last night didn't matter -majority of companies still beat expectations anyway. Data on US house prices didn't matter - they don't know where they're ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... Ralph Norris said funding costs will remain high, possibly paving the way for interest rate rises outside of the central bank's own. Westpac was down seven cents at $22.88 after announcing that its takeover of St George Bank had led to a contribution ...

G-20 gabfest at Gyeongju

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... continue. The imminent QE2 announcement would be large enough to shock and awe the financial markets that the US central bank is determined to raise inflation expectations - prevent deflation - in the economy and strengthened the recovery. Anything less ...

CFS GAM makes a case for raising govt debt

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
A leading strategist at one of Australia's largest investment managers argues the case for more government debt in Australia, and says that super funds could play a key role in absorbing higher bond issuance. Stephen Halmarick, head of investment research ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... everyone to see. To remind every one of what governments and central banks are fighting against. One thing's for sure, central bank money would continue to flood the system until economic recovery is assured. We've seen where money went just on expectations ...

QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
You can almost hear the Wall Street's collective hallelujahs after the US Federal Reserve reported an unexpected fall in industrial production. And no, that is not a typo. Wall Street was actually happy that it was disappointed. Huh? Yes, you read correctly. ...

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... top of 200 billion bond stimulus program already implemented. Juergen Stark, executive board member of the European Central Bank, told an interview that the bank would continue bond purchases "as long as necessary". And China? Neither hail, nor storm ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... nearly $US1,375 an ounce. The precious metal received a boost on worries over currency depreciation after the US central bank signalled it will resume buying government debt to stimulate the American economy. The spot price of gold in Sydney at 1203 ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
Dateline 1 July 1997. Many will remember this day, the day that the United Kingdom handed Hong Kong back to the People's Republic of China. There was much trepidation and fear in the air leading up to the expiration of the UK's 99-year lease on the ...

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... given gold extra shine. The FOMC statement that accompanied the September meeting sparked speculation that the US central bank would ease monetary policy further - through quantitative easing - very soon. It would release more US dollars into the economy ...