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Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens was in Tasmania letting it all rip at the same time that most of us were co-celebrating Dow 17K with our American brethrens on 'Independence Day' eve. On 3 July, Governor Glenn spoke before 'The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a muted showing on European markets and Wall Street being closed for Independence Day on Friday. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,495. ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
oh there we have it folks! Wall Street ends the last day of the month, the quarter and the first six months of 2014, to quote T.S. Elliot, "not with a bang but a whimper. If you must know Virginia, the S&P 500 index finished a teenie-weenie 0.04% lower ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The superannuation system was designed to facilitate the payment of retirement income, but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation according to a key government official. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The superannuation system was designed to facilitate the payment of retirement income but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference for the Committee for Economic ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after escalating violence in Iraq spooked investors and falling iron ore prices continued to pressure mining stocks at the end of last week. At 0822 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
"Never underestimate the power of optimism". I've never forgotten this slogan since children cancer charity "Camp Quality" advertised it on Victorian (Australia) television some years back. A click on its website shows that this slogan has now been ...

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 ...

BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Anything you guys can do, I can do better... If the Fed, BOJ, ECB and PBOC could do it - forward guiding markets that monetary policy would remain easy (easier next month in the case of the ECB) - why couldn't the BOE? Yes it could! By most indications ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
"War, huh, yeah What is it good for Absolutely nothing." - Edwin Starr Nah Virginia, I'm not referring to the one that's feared to erupt soon after pro-Russian rebels in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk went ahead with the secession referendum ...