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Liberalise economy or prepare for war, warns economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... conflict, that's okay," he said, adding: "But look at the First World War: right up until the day Germany declared war on Russia markets were going along very nicely." Rickards also stressed the limitations of central banks, saying they only have the ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The nine distinguished men and women that comprise the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today to deliberate on monetary policy settings apropos (wooh-hoo, big word) for Australia given current domestic and international dynamics. Pardon ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 18.88 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 17,098.45 points. NATO's accusation that Russia had moved 1,000 of its own troops inside Ukraine to help pro-Moscow rebels, and had massed 20,000 on the border, stoked the ...

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... while the Nasdaq Composite gained 22.58 (0.50 per cent) at 4,580.27, its best level in 14 years. NATO's accusation that Russia had moved 1,000 of its own troops inside Ukraine to help pro-Moscow rebels, and had massed 20,000 on the border, stoked the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market has opened flat despite reports that Russian that are actively fighting in eastern Ukraine spooking markets overnight. All major US and European markets lost ground overnight as NATO said at least 1,00 Russian troops were ...

Recycling the same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
Oh no! Bloody Vlad's back! Wall Street and the rest of 'em equity markets flashed red from New York to Rio and old London town as geo-political risks resurfaced following reports of Russian 'incursion' into Ukraine. That's if you believe this morning's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... looked for clues about the Fed's policy course in the near term," Briefing.com said. Meanwhile, the United States called on Russia to "immediately" withdraw a convoy of vehicles from Ukraine and warned of further international sanctions if Moscow did ...

Goldilocks is back in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... Goldilocksville. Now that the headlines have grown tired of counting and recounting of lives lost - and collateral damages - the US/EU-Russia tits-for-tats, the "humanitarian" trucks toing and froing through the Ukrainian border and the number of missiles ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... HONG KONG - Asian shares have risen following a bounce on Wall Street, also because of easing fear about tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Tokyo on Tuesday gained 0.83 per cent, or 127.19 points, to 15,449.79 and Seoul added 0.88 per cent, or 18.01 ...