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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... cent, or 75.63 points, to 20,058.95 as investors struck an optimistic note ahead of a raft of earnings results by major Japanese firms. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index nudged ahead by 4.296 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5769.652.

Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... that it continues to fetch to this day. The yen's depreciation has improved the competitiveness and profit outlook among Japanese exporters that, in turn, has the Nikkei-225 index soaring above 20,000 for the first time in 15 years. The Nikkei's up 14.7% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... another poor reading of Chinese manufacturing lifting Shanghai on hopes for further stimulus while a weaker yen boosts Japanese exporters. Wall Street pushed higher on the back of strong house sales data, which also supported the US dollar, while the ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
BlackRock is seeing massive flows from Japanese clients into Aussie dollar bond funds as a result of quantitative easing in the Asian country. Investment strategist and head of fixed income, Steve Miller, told a briefing recently the flows in to Aussie ...

What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... banks of Japan and Europe are continuing an aggressive easing of monetary policy via balance sheet measures. The combined Japanese and European 'QE' will be very substantial. The extent to which such funds will flow across borders will depend on which ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... KONG - Asian markets have finished higher on Thursday, with Shanghai rallying on hopes for further China stimulus while Japanese shares were boosted by a weaker yen as the US dollar reversed earlier losses. The gains follow a positive lead from Wall ...

Europe and Japan becoming preferred equity markets

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... Suisse and Standard Life Investments have updated their global outlooks for 2015, highlighting a growing preference for Japanese and European equities. These markets have benefited from recovery after weak growth in 2014; profits growth will also likely ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... sell-off had been over-done and conditions were still supporting investing in equities. The release of economic data showing Japanese inflation was back to zero and had slowed for a seventh straight month might also have the market thinking more stimulus ...

Former Platinum deputy CIO sets up new boutique

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... consumer. One specific investment opportunity he highlighted was LCD glass, which is likely to be helped by a weakening Japanese yen. He also backs mature technology stocks in the US such as Microsoft and Cisco which are compelling cheap next to alternatives ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... Shift Into Treasuries From Japan" made me think twice. According to Bloomberg, because of low yields on JGBs (0.41%), "Japanese investors may funnel $300 billion into Treasuries over the next two to three years, double the pace of the nation's purchases ...