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Right direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

Down, down, A$ stay down (please?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is set to open higher as Wall Street rises on encouraging jobs data in the US. At 0815 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 5,338. There is no economic news scheduled for Friday. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... LONDON - European stocks mostly pulled back as investors awaited clues as to whether the US Federal Reserve will seek to taper its economic stimulus soon. London's FTSE 100 benchmark index gave up 0.25 per cent to 6,681.08 points on Wednesday, as investors ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... paraphrased into other headlines - do the digging for us. Not yet convinced that the Fed lady - Janet Yellen -- has sung the taper song (that there won't be any, at least this side of Xmas)? There's a gabfest of Fed speakers scattered throughout the ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... say that all good things must end someday" - even QE. Asked by Republican Senator Mike Crapo for the when of the start of taper, Janet replied that, "At each meeting we attempted to asses whether the outlook is meeting the criteria we have set" to begin ...

Feds speak Fedspeak yet again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... Dallas Fed, told CNBC that the Fed's balance sheet has become "bloated" and warned that "at some point, we will have to taper back on the pace of purchases." LONDON - Europe's stock markets weakened in a cautious session on growing speculation the US ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday for indications of when the central bank would start to taper its asset buying program. Mr Daghlian said the gains were widespread across the market on Monday morning with the big four ...

Good, bad: all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... economy advancing at annualised rate of 2.8% -- far, far faster than consensus expectations for a 2.0% rate. 'Twas so good taper's on its way...and sooner-than-you can spell December. Never mind that a meaty chunk of the third quarter growth was due ...