Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 2071 - 2080 of 3233 results for "April 2018"

So bad it's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
It's oh so bad that it's good. This, Virginia, is the conclusion one would reach if you put last night's assessments on Wall Street with that of the previous day... that is, if one could try to stop oneself from laughing at the spinmeisters. Wall Street ...

In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Move on folks, nothing to see here... go git! Trading activity on Wall Street while we slept was a big wide-opened yawn, but I can't help myself asking "what the fudge?" Just one day before, the financial media was abuzzed with rationales upon rationales ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened on a positive note, led by the big banks, after an encouraging lead from the United States. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said US markets had risen on Tuesday following some good economic data, and the optimism ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Memorial Day holiday in the US must have put Wall Streeters in a good mood - they came back a-shopping and sent the S&P 500 index up to a fresh record high. As the Bellamy Brothers sang, "There's a reason for the sunshine sky there's a reason why ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after encouraging US economic data pushed Wall Street higher. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was six points higher at 5,533. In economic news on Wednesday, the ...

Second PM Capital LIC now trading on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
PM Capital's second listed investment company (LIC), the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund, is now available to trade on the ASX. PM Capital has raised $225 million across two IPO's since November 2013. The second IPO was targeted at investors looking ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street posted modest gains overnight. The March share price index futures contract is 11 points higher at 5,499. In local economic news on Friday, the Housing Industry Assocation releases ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set for a positive start to trade, after Wall Street lifted when the US Federal Reserve confirmed no change to its interest rate plans. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 23 points ...

Equity trustees beds down ANZ Trustees with new appointment

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Equity Trustees has created the role of head of cash and fixed income, following the April announcement that it had agreed to acquire 100% of ANZ Trustees for $150 million. Lance Pupelis, who was most recently head of fixed income at ANZ Trustees and ...

Growth and consequence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
With growth like this what's a central banker to do? It might have been too easy for the Fed to justify its steady taper as she goes despite the National Accounts showing that real GDP growth slowed to a snail dragging a very heavy object pace - 0.1% ...