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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 ...

NAB confirms fresh managerial changes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
National Australia Bank (NAB) has confirmed a fresh round of senior executive changes. While the bank would not confirm which executives were offered new positions or how many were effected, it is understood that the changes affected MLC. The changes ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... the upside, raise 'em interest rates. Employment actuals come in less than predictions, lower 'em rates now. The latest round of soft data releases - business conditions, consumer sentiment, job ads, Ford Motors job cuts announcement - certainly give ...