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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... index for the services sector showed a healthy jump in activity. That raised some concerns that the Federal Reserve might taper its bond-buying program more quickly, analysts said. Some investors also fixated on comments from Federal Reserve Bank of ...

Let the baby kissing pictures begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

India's triple dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Every country in the world wants their currency to be cheaper than the others, correct? In this world of subpar growth, a currency lower than the rest provides that extra kick that the economy needs - never mind 'beggaring the neighbours'. This is the ...

Balanced funds ill-suited for fixed income blow-up

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
Typical balanced superannuation portfolios are ill-equipped to protect investors from the impending end of quantitative easing and the subsequent rise in global bond yields, according to Russell director of client strategies for Asia Pacific Scott Fletcher. ...

Data diarrhoea

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... profits and a 53% increase in revenue. Me like FB! If only all other listed companies performed like this, then the Fed could taper all it wants. Not only this, the latest PMI report indicates that the euro area is expected to emerge from recession in ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... Activity Index remained in negative territory last month. Whoopsie! Sorry, I should have typed "because of" weak reports. Fed taper is data dependent, remember? Then again, we'll still be getting lotsa lotsa data between now and September - when markets ...

Pengana eyes reporting season short-selling opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The upcoming start of the reporting season serves up an opportunity to short companies likely to post disappointing results, according to Pengana Captial market neutral portfolio manager Phillip Boustridge. Market neutral equity strategies combine long ...

The game markets play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... financial markets ears. Sure, sure - and as I've always insisted - he very much sang the same song since 22 May when the word "taper" first came into the markets' fear jargon but it took us all this time to finally understand. Yes Virginia, nothing much ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's reassurances on the tapering of US stimulus measures. In his testimony to Congress, Dr Bernanke said the Fed would likely scale back its $US85 billion-a-month ...