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Real stagflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Perhaps they cheated and have had a little peep at the data, but last night's advance estimate of US third quarter real GDP growth confirmed the Fed's positive outlook on the economy and gave meat to its decision to end its quantitative easing programme. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a better session on Wall Street where stocks were drifting between small gains and losses in late afternoon trading. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

TWUSUPER appoints new CEO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
The current REST chief operating officer Paul Sayer has been appointed to the vacant chief executive position at TWUSUPER. Sayer is expected to take up the role in late October. "Paul has a clear understanding of the interests of the various stakeholders ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
Mother's made an outing last Friday night in America - and she came bearing good tidings. Mother, of course, is the US non-farm payrolls report - considered "the mother of all economic statistics". US employment increased by 248K last month following ...

Alibaba co-founder tops China rich list

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has become China's richest person with a net worth of US$25 billion, according to a new survey. Ma, who founded the Chinese e-commerce giant from his apartment, reached the top of the wealth list by Hurun Report for first ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... around 47% on the first day of trading to a high of US$99.70 before closing at US$93.89 from its IPO price of US$68. Look Ma - Jack Ma - who's crying now? The HK Stock Exchange is - no "open sesame" and the treasures that it brings for it. The International ...

Morphic global fund added to the Macquarie Wrap

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... using strategies like ours to complement their low cost, beta exposed global equity positions," Morphic managing director Jack Lowenstein said. The fund now has a two-year track record since its inception in August 2012 and has delivered a return of ...

Instant replay of the song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
It's Fed day today and I couldn't decide whether to begin this space with Dan Hartman's "Instant Replay" or Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains The Same". Yes, yes, yes... both of 'em show how ancient me is but... both of 'em are also apropos to what the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... liquidity to China's five largest banks. "There's a report that the Chinese central bank is boosting its stimulus program," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank. "That, combined with a perception that the Fed may not be in a ...

FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Thank you FRBSF! Join me Virginia, in thanking the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (yup, that's what the FRBSF stands for) for its recently-released economic research titled, "Assessing Expectations of Monetary Policy". Thank the FRBSF for bringing ...