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When Japan is blah, the Eurozone is ugh and China is wow

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... dollar and we think the Eurozone will come on its own," he said. The surprise addition to this year's forum is that the third speaker is technically not a chief economist. Previous attendees have requested the panel include an expert who manages money. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 41.45 (0.89 per cent) to 4,676.69. Energy stocks surged as US oil prices rose for third straight session behind news of lower rig counts and exploration spending cuts. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... showing that US real GDP grew by a lower than expected 2.6% in the fourth quarter against expectations of 3.2% and 5.0% in the third - even before many of these central banks came out fighting the currency war - the Fed might surprise and not raise interest ...

Retail investor confidence in domestic market low

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... data points to an ongoing lack of meaningful diversification in investment portfolios," GSAM managing director and head of third party distribution for Asia Pacific (ex-Japan), Jessica Jones, said. "Of particular concern was the fact that those aged ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... Ifo institute's closely watched business climate index, which rose to 106.7 in January from 105.5 points in December - the third monthly rise in a row and slightly higher than analysts' expectations. In Paris, the CAC 40 climbed 0.74 per cent to 4,675.13 ...

Super Mario delivers huge stimulus package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... TLTRO is conducted, thereby removing the 10 basis point spread over the MRO rate that applied to the first two TLTROs." "Third, in line with our forward guidance, we decided to keep the key ECB interest rates unchanged." "With regard to the sharing of ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... index was up 80.6 points, or 1.52 per cent, at 5,367.4 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street finished higher Wednesday for the third straight session, shrugging off global growth worries in expectation the European Central Bank will announce aggressive stimulus ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... election in Greece, where an anti-austerity party is leading in opinion polls. Investment sentiment in Germany rose for the third month in a row in January, shrugging off the market turmoil sparked by the Greek political crisis and the Swiss franc shock ...

That other surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... certain contribution to fourth quarter growth, indicating that GDP growth would re-accelerate from the 5.3% posted in the third quarter - after weakening from the 5.7% rate in the June quarter - going forward. In its latest World Economic Prospects report ...

Instos turn increasingly to real assets

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
Institutional investors are increasingly turning to real assets to increase investment returns and manage macro-environment risks, but would rethink allocations if interest rates rose significantly, according to a new survey from BlackRock. The survey ...