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No news, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
It must be another nothing to write home about day. You know it is when the headlines are headlining silly rationales. Wall Street's up because? Wall Streeters suddenly developed collective amnesia and forgot the Mexican standoff over America's budget ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
Emerging market currencies bouncing back so quickly after the US Fed reversed its signals that it would soon start tapering its economic stimulus confirms how far these markets have matured since the GFC. In May through June this year US Fed chairman ...

The budget and the ceiling - never again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013

The (brief) shining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
Australian shares are weaker after a US Federal Reserve official said tapering of economic stimulus could begin in October. Resources and energy stocks were the worst performers on the market. St Louis Fed president James Bullard's comments weighed ...

December taper, pants on fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid greater investor confidence the US economy can withstand an expected reduction of Federal Reserve stimulus measures. At 0811 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price ...

QE infinity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... off the inevitable. He said investor confidence has already picked up, and predicted it would continue to pick up after a taper.

Taper? What taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013