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Kill chicken, scare monkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... rumours that Stern Hu et al pleaded guilty to avoid a harsher punishment from China's judicial system. According to The Economist magazine, "...denials of guilt can lead to far harsher treatment by the Chinese courts. As a result of his confession the ...

Van Eyk head of research resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... of Australian equities, hybrids, structured credit, global infrastructure equities and fixed interest. He was chief economist and senior bond market strategist (Australia/New Zealand) at Merrill Lynch Australia and held various roles at AMP across equity ...

ISN appoints deputy CEO

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... the ISN executive team to a total of four -McIvor and Whiteley based in their Melbourne office, Sacha Vidler - chief economist - based in ISN's Sydney office; and Matthew Linden - chief policy adviser and former senior adviser to Wayne Swan - based in ...

End game II

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
The current US engagement with China might make Americans feel good but the consequences could be nasty. Last night's reports provide further evidence that the US economy continues to expand - without putting upward pressure on inflation. Improving. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The Australian market is expected to open higher, on positive leads from overseas securities and commodities trading. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 18 points higher at 4,872 points. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open little changed on Monday after overseas equity and commodity prices were little changed. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was one point higher at 4,820 points. ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
Bohh...ring! And I woke up early for this! There were some after-party celebrations to the bull market's one-year anniversary - but only just. Wall Street closed higher -- Dow up 0.03 per cent, S&P 500 up 0.5 per cent and Nasdaq up 0.8 per cent. As ...

Happy birthday bull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... Roubini, predicts that the S&P 500 could drop to 600 or lower this year as the global recession intensifies. Merrill Lynch economist David Rosenberg joined the chorus and also forecast a similar level for the S&P 500. These predictions, and apparently ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket has received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities prices firmer. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 65 points higher at 4,840. ...

State Super Fin Services seeks CIO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... senior strategist at ANZ Funds Management. With more than 20 years industry experience, his previous roles include chief economist for ACI International and senior manager at Colonial Investment Management across the strategy, economics and quantitative ...