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Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Market fears of US Federal Reserve tapering are overdone and loose policy will continue as the world outside the US cannot withstand higher interest rates, according to a leading fund manager. Western Asset co-chief investment officer Ken Leech says ...

It's the twit not the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013

Mohammad goes to mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets with sentiment buoyed by strong German and British industrial sectors data. At 0826 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points ...

Debt, deficit, now deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013

RBA and Melbourne Cup two-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... are that the combination of the RBA holding off (on interest rates) and the Fed holding off (on tapering) - oh no, that taper word again - would put up pressure on the dollar-A, further reducing its "assist in rebalancing growth in the economy". Now ...

China's party plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

Trick or treat?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
We're back on the taper-go-round saddle Virginia. Would the Fed allow the green shoots of a December taper to grow roots - and again permeate to every nook and cranny of economics and finance -- and then treat us with a taper not as it did in September? ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
The Australian market has opened lower following falls in US stocks after the Federal Reserve hinted at when it may start to unwind its stimulus program. While the Fed's $US85 billion-a-month bond-purchase program stays in play for now, predictions ...

Now for a taper in December

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013