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Syria on ice and other things nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... plans for its massive stimulus program. Traders remained cautious ahead of the central bank meeting, although most economists are confident the Fed will indicate that the $US85-billion-a-month bond-buying will stay in place for the time being. Tokyo ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Australia." The Reserve Bank of Australia has its monthly board meeting on Tuesday, but most economists expect no change to the cash rate. All sectors of the local market rose in early trade, with the strongest gains made ...

ASX to introduce VIX futures contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... tool about what's happening in the market," Christoe said. This makes it a useful point of reference for investors, economists and journalists. Trends over the past month have seen the VIX index rise from 13.007 a month ago to a 19.596 yesterday - its ...

Yuan to float free, in our dreams

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... minutes of its May board meeting. Treasury Secretary Dr Martin Parkinson is scheduled to address the Australian Business Economists' lunch on Budgeting in Challenging Times. In equities news, Financial services company Thorn Group is due to post full ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... year-on-year last month, compared with a 2.1 per cent rise in March and a forecast for April of 2.2 per cent according to economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 eased slightly, losing 0.94 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 4639. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... Australian share market has opened flat as banking stocks slipped ahead of a Reserve Bank decision on interest rates. Economists are widely expecting the cash rate to stay unchanged at three per cent when the central bank meets on Tuesday afternoon. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... marked a solid rebound from 0.4 per cent growth in the previous three months, they were lower than the 2.8 per cent economists had predicted. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 climbed 32.25 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 4580.96.

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... consistent advice has been to avoid withdrawing fiscal stimulus too quickly, a position identical to that of most mainstream economists." They also 'consistently' let governments used their academic paper, "Growth in a Time of Debt" as rationale for ...