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CalPERS buys Macquarie property

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... US, late last week. The deal was struck through a joint venture with real estate investment and advisory firm, First Washington Realty of Bethesda, Maryland. The pension fund signed the dotted line for a 60 per cent stake in the $2.1 billion portfolio ...

Best laid plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... and the US President's Economic Adviser backed each other saying that America's stimulus measures were not enough. Washington should implement "Stimulus Mark II" and spend, spend, spend. Well I guess, now that Wall Street is back in a jolly good mood ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... Paris, New York and Asia wobbled on lingering doubts about prospects for an economic rebound ahead of a meeting in Washington of the US Federal Reserve. The London FTSE 100 index shed 4.03 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 4,230.02. FRANKFURT - The Dax gained ...

Fully sick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... from taxpayers and you're a bad bank. The reasoning goes that these banks are repaying the government early to get Washington off their backs. So they could once again pay their hardworking CEO's and structured products team mouth-watering salaries and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... fourth Annual Housing Congress on "The outlook for the housing sector and the domestic economy". Brickworks Ltd and Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd release first-half results. On Wednesday, the Australian share market shunned negative leads from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... January 9. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 3.44 per cent higher, as markets across Asia surged on news of Washington's plan to remove toxic assets from US banks' balance sheets. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 462.92 points at 13,910.34 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... 2,869.57. TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose sharply on Monday, hitting a near two-month high on optimism about a plan by Washington to unburden ailing US banks of bad assets. The Nikkei closed up 269.57 points, or 3.39 per cent, at 8,215.53, its best finish ...

Main Street versus Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... down to AIG is being spent, Main Street is not happy and even President popularity is showing signs of fraying. The Washington Post reports that hired security guards have been posted outside the offices of AIG Financial Products in Connecticut and that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... index gained ten points, or 0.32 per cent, to 3,121.7. NEW YORK - With little good economic news or direction from Washington, the pessimism on Wall Street intensified on Monday, sending stocks lower. The market seesawed early in the session as investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... spiralled lower on Tuesday while Wall Street bounced up because of bargain-hunting, as investors remained unconvinced by Washington's bank rescue strategy, analysts said. London's FTSE 100 index lost 0.89 per cent, or 34.29 points to 3,816.44. FRANKFURT ...