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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... holiday. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed flat after the European Central Bank signalled it could begin purchasing government bonds, but not until 2015. The Frankfurt-based ECB will be able to gauge early 2015 whether it needs to start buying ...

The second FS Power50 list unveiled

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... right channel might be quite different." Latest research suggest that more than four million Australians now base their purchasing decisions on information from social media. Download the FS Power50 on iPad now or pick up a copy in the December 5 issue ...

BNP Paribas top custodian for client satisfaction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... services in a single country reflected in both the scores achieved and the number of responses received. "The focus of purchasing decisions has clearly returned to determining where high quality service at a competitive price can be achieved and has ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 8.16 (0.18 per cent) to 4,638.91. The Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers index for October manufacturing rose to 59.0, with companies saying activity is picking up more than expected going ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... negative territory as traders cashed in recent gains. Buying sentiment was lifted briefly by a rise in HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers index of manufacturing activity, but it was unable to take shares out of the red. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... expected to post quarterly reports, while Rio chief executive, Sam Walsh, is slated to speak at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's annual conference in Sydney. Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev is down to speak at an American ...

Hot property on notice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... prices when interest rates are low cannot continue indefinitely, and they should therefore account for this in their purchasing decisions."...it appears that the RBA is poised to take more direct action this time, "The Bank is discussing with APRA, and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 47.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 5,415.9 points. HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers index (PMI) hit a two-month high of 50.5, better than a final reading of 50.2 in August and providing some respite ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... amount outstanding will increase at an annual pace of about 50 trillion yen...". JGB investors certainly wouldn't be purchasing bonds if they think that inflation, as the BOJ predicts, would be around "1A1/4 percent for some time". Do the maths, 0.56% ...

Super Mario to the rescue (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... What matters more is the ECB's announcement of measure number 2: "In addition, the Governing Council decided to start purchasing non-financial private sector assets." The Eurosystem will purchase a broad portfolio of simple and transparent asset-backed ...