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China surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... to 380K. News? Well, not really. The latest movement in claims remain within its normal weekly statistical up-down volatility. The message remains the same, the downtrend in initial unemployment claims continues, albeit slowly. There's also the same ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... December quarter. While the figure sounds enormous, Simon Solomon, actuary for Plan For Life, said it was prone to volatility and could easily reverse itself. But Plan For Life figures also showed money flowing into master fund products, including master ...

Commodities rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
C'mon commodities! Just like equity markets, commodities have been knocked down by the recent increase in volatility but have just as quickly recovered. Commodity prices largely depend on rising demand - or more accurately, demand outstripping supply ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... five previous trading days. Developments in Japan's nuclear crisis and the violence in Libya have been driving the volatility. The Dow jumped 3.6 per cent over the previous three days, its biggest gain since September. That has nearly brought the Dow ...

Pain sans hysteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... international equities' performance as whole bears no sense of panic. The MSCI World Equities Index closed the week of high volatility only 2.6 per cent lighter while you would hardly notice that something near-apocalyptic was afoot looking at the week's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... down at the sight of a puff of smoke quite literally." Derivatives and risk aversion measures including the US Vix volatility index showed investors were more pessimistic than they had been since July last year, he said. "We've seen a lot of panic selling ...

Japan shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... the optimism off financial markets. Stock markets rallied yesterday but it looks like they'll be down again today. Volatility is the order of today and would remain so for as long as strong aftershocks rock Japan and threats of meltdowns in its nuclear ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... 1.95 per cent, to 1,256.88. The Nasdaq composite fell 50.51 points, or 1.89 per cent, to 2,616.82. The CBOE Market Volatility Index jumped 18 per cent, a sign that investors expect more volatility in the stock market. Japan temporarily suspended work ...

Dealer groups stay with Japan, eye opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... low due to the GFC and prolonged investor turmoil, is expected to be further negatively affected by the additional volatility. However, BlackRock Investments said that while short term investor confidence and markets will be negatively impacted, it does ...

Inflation fears raise appeal of alternative assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... global events are pushing institutional investors and pension funds towards alternatives including the significant volatility during the GFC resulting in a move for lower correlation to private equity. Additionally, European investors are facing regulations ...