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That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... between September 2019 and October 2020." As per Bloomberg, "Since the central bank began buying Treasuries in its third round of quantitative easing in January, it has completed two separate purchases on the same day only on Nov. 18." Not only that ...

University academics to access advice research grants

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... agreement between the Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA). The first round of the grants will be awarded in March 2014 after a two stage application process. Initial expressions of interest will be ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... comes true. It quoted Morgan Stanley's co-chief global economist Joachim Fels saying, "We are at the cusp of another round of global monetary easing". Hip, hip... Mo' money for you and for me and the entire human race. Yes Virginia, be happy for even ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... advancing 9.79 points to 2,003.85. Shanghai rose 0.15 per cent, adding 3.28 points to end at 2,241.27, after another round of Chinese indicators that suggest the world's number two economy is picking up after a slowdown this year. However, Hong Kong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... CMC market analyst Michael McCarthy said US stocks had been doing well before Kerry's comments, even shrugging off a round of weaker than expected durable goods orders data. "It was the comments by Kerry that appear to have weighed on the market," he ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... ultimatum from the military. Oil prices also moved higher on fears the Egypt crisis could disrupt oil supplies. A new round of worries also erupted over the eurozone, as Portugal's foreign minister resigned in the wake of the finance minister, and after ...

Aust shares weaken ahead of RBA minutes

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... 0.76 per cent. Investors are bracing themselves for news this week on whether the US Federal Reserve will pare its third round of bond buying, known as quantitative easing. Meanwhile, Elders' shares have dived 10 per cent, or 0.9 cents, to 8.1 cents ...

Empty orchestra

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... reversed the yen's slide against the greenback back then, and the Nikkei's climb. That proved short-lived...but this latest round of foot-shooting could have a longer lifespan. The BOJ now faces a real paradox. Its bond buying programme - aimed at keeping ...

Nominations open for AFA Excellence in Education award

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... Education Award, which recognises advisers committed to lifelong learning. Nominations close on May 24 with the first round of interviews being held in June. The AFA will announce the state winners at the National Forums to be held between July 16th ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... "It's all about the banks' upcoming earnings," "Everyone's starting to position themselves for what could be another round of increases in dividend growth from these banks. "At the same time the miners haven't disappointed quite as much as expected at ...