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Corporate spending the catalyst for global markets

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... in the price of global assets. The strategy expert argues that even fresh tranches of stimulus via the US's quantitative easing policy, the ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions will do little to lift markets unless there are signs of recovery in the ...

Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... unchanged. Mitt Romney had pledged to remove Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve and was opposed to quantitative easing, which has proven supportive of both equities and the housing market."

Western recovery expected to lift Asian stocks

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... other Western economies should add wind to Asia's sails. "Current commitments by the ECB and the program of quantitative easing in the US mean that growth rates in these developed markets are likely to stabilise going forward, and that is good news for ...

Poisoned chalice awaits next US president

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... sparked a global stock market sell-off in August 2011. Another danger is that the announcement of further quantitative easing could let inflation out the tube, unsettling investors and leading to negative market sentiment. One final concern is that the ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... more challenging economic environment for Australia anticipating a higher Aussie dollar as a side-effect of quantitative easing in the US, the Eurozone, the UK and Japan. "There's so much liquidity floating round the global system and much of it is likely ...

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... the Bank of England breathing space if and when it decides to follow the Fed, the ECB and the BOJ down the quantitative easing path. The good news out of Europa doesn't stop here folks. ZEW Center for European Economic Research index of investor and ...

QE results in currency wars

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... Investors should expect greater volatility in foreign exchange markets as the 'beggar thy neighbour' approach of quantitative easing across the developed world triggers economic, political and social consequences for developing economies, according to ...

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Governor. Just in case you didn't pick up, it was a joke. But on a more serious note, I think the recent round of quantitative easing from the Fed, the ECB and the BOJ, along with the IMF, the ADB and the WB's downgrade to the global outlook, has increased ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... strategist Stan Shamu said the negativity was because the positive data might mean the US Federal Reserve's quantitative easing (QE) program might not go on for as long. "Everyone's addicted to this QE morphine... to drive sentiment. Everyone's thinking ...

Failure is not an option

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... Bank of Japan -- gave financial markets what they wished, prayed and hoped for and fired the first salvo of quantitative easing. Despite doubts, hesitation and trepidation over the final outcome - the success or failure -- of this recent round of liquidity ...