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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... Book", which gives a read of US regional economic conditions and could provide clues on whether the central bank is likely to taper its aggressive bond-buying stimulus program. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended Wednesday up 0.10 per cent at 6,474.74 ...

30 days hath September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... observation that September is statistically the worst month for equities in history.A Add to this the near-certainty of a Fed taper announcement this month, the US debt ceiling negotiations, Syria (and Egypt), sinking emerging markets, political uncertainty ...

September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... was running at an average rate of 2.6% in 1994, core at 2.8%. The Fed's definitely not raising interest rates, but will it taper...in September? We could only speculate on what the crowd's reaction would be if (or is it when?) the Fed tapers in September. ...

Growth and QE - will this time be different?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... from the prelim 1.7% estimate - and Wall Street's positive reaction to that... Need I spell it out?A Ok, ok...the Fed will taper this September. You only have to read the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis' summary of the National ...

Delay of execution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... high.A Yeah, yeah.A I know, I know.A This is not a substantial correction for the S&P 500.A But not if you remember that taper hinges on a more sure-footed recovery.A That means lesser unemployment that leads to greater spending that leads to bigger ...

QE tapering fears spark $1 billion flight from bonds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Outflows of around $1 billion from Australian bond funds are being viewed by many as a signal the 32-year bull market in the asset class is over, but some funds have bucked the trend. According to data provided by Morningstar, Australian internationally ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... markets were mostly lower as fears of military intervention in Syria added to concerns over when the US Federal Reserve would taper a massive stimulus program. US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syria it would face action over the "moral obscenity" ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... equities and October of course, is when major equity market crashes happened. "Worries, worries pile up on my head..." Fed taper worries that sparked a run out of emerging markets have just been compounded by the increasing likelihood of a US (and its ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell following a disappointing durable goods report which raised fresh concerns about the strength of the US economy. The fall was sharply exacerbated when Secretary of State John Kerry ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Investors with exposure to benchmark-sensitive fixed income investments are at the greatest risk from the uncertainty arising from the end of quantitative easing and the impending global interest rate rise, according to a senior global bond portfolio ...