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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... again in 2013, and added that deep austerity measures would be extended by a year to 2017-18. Meanwhile, the eurozone Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a leading indicator compiled by the London-based Markit research firm, showed a upwardly revised score ...

China: economy rising, market sinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... meantime, things continue to look up in China. Tthe National Bureau of Statistics and China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing reported that the country's manufacturing PMI increased to 50.6 last month - the highest level in seven months - thanks ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... said. "Meanwhile, the news from China shows signs of the economic slowdown having bottomed," he continued. "The latest purchasing manager's index of manufacturing activity was above 50, indicating expansion, and the recent destocking phase appears to ...

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... It's the Fed's QE3 announced last 13 September 2012. The day the Fed promised to "increase policy accommodation by purchasing additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40 billion per month... for a considerable time after the economic ...

Bubble forming in dividend stocks: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... year, the strategist warns that income stocks are in danger of forming a bubble. "As greater numbers seek safety in purchasing perceived stable cash flows at progressively higher prices, they will necessarily become less safe," he said. As a result ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... happening in China, Markit Economics' PMI updates across several Asian countries also improved last month. Taiwan's purchasing managers index jumped to its highest level since June, it accelerated for the first time in four months in India, increased ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... October, up from a revised 68.4 in September and better than forecasts. Also helping was a slight rise in the ISM's purchasing manager index for the industrial sector, to 51.7 per cent from September's 51.5 per cent reading. And the auto industry reported ...

Lonsec and Milliman challenge current advice model for retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... boomers enter retirement, their needs and objectives inherently change, as do the risks they face. Meanwhile, their purchasing behaviour, the level of engagement with their finances and access to information, is also changing. "There is increasing recognition ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... nothing. Oh sowee, it did. The Fed decided not to change policy settings this month. "...the Committee will continue purchasing additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40 billion per month. The Committee also will continue through ...

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... Economics report that, "September saw manufacturing production decline in the US, the European Union and Asia", the latest purchasing managers survey of the service industry shows activity in the sector easing in China - down to a 22-month low of 53.7 ...