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The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... decided to keep interest rates at 1.25 per cent. That's good. But not so fast ol' boy, in his post-meeting statement, ECB President Trichet was talking about "strong vigilance" one more time. Those in the know, knows that this is the code word for 'rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon in Sydney on Changing the Way People Buy and Sell Cars, and the president of Caterpillar Global Mining, Chris Curfman, speaks at a Melbourne Mining Club lunch. In Australia on Wednesday, profit-takers ...

Same time last year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... day - the S&P 500 ended in the red -- with investors interpreting his statement as not too dovish enough. More so when President of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Richard Fisher announced at an interview on CNBC that he would oppose any suggestion at ...

PIMCO appoints insto specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Bond investment manager PIMCO has appointed a new executive vice president to help service an anticipated increase in demand from superannuation clients looking to fixed interest for reliable returns. Eric Frerer has been appointed executive vice president ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... release business indicators for March. In other news, Suncorp Group is to hold an investor day. Royal Dutch Shell's vice president global business environment Jeremy Bentham is to address the Committee for Economic Development of Australia on World Energy ...

NZ bank credit ratings cut, outlook stable

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... between 2009 and 2010 under the New Zealand Government's wholesale funding guarantee facility. Marina Ip, assistant vice president and analyst at Moody's, told Financial Standard the downgrade reflected the pressures on New Zealand banks and the country's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... releases business indicators for March. In other news, Suncorp Group holds an investor day. Royal Dutch Shell's vice president global business environment Jeremy Bentham to address Committee for Economic Development of Australia on World Energy Outlook. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... concerned over Greece's debt amid uncertainty about how the fiscally-strapped nation's problems can be resolved. Greek President Carolos Papoulias has summoned political leaders to discuss the indebted nation's economy on Friday, seeking consensus on ...

US to avoid default, EM stocks to rise: Janus

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... a bit of a scare but was unlikely to end in disaster, a portfolio manager for Janus Capital Group said yesterday. US President Barack Obama has warned of impending US economic catastrophe if Congress doesn't agree to raise the US$14.3 trillion debt ceiling ...

AFA targets online ad campaign

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... national television. "We are not targeting Friday night footy ads, we are a targeted online campaign," said AFA national president Brad Fox. To run the campaign the AFA need to raise $2.5 million from supporters and their membership, with commitments ...