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Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... momentum in the US economy. More indications of which came in the form of the 2-point increase in the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index to 98.1 in November - the highest print in the current recovery - amid sharp gains in expectations for the economy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... 500 have bolted to fresh record highs after a Federal Reserve report showed the US economy was growing amid widespread optimism about the outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 33.07 points (0.18 per cent) to 17,912.62 on Wednesday for its second ...

Bullish sentiment at 4-year high, expect zero return in six months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... AAII and editor of the AAII Journal - has done the work and spelt out for us the indications from the latest survey: "Optimism has only been higher on 57 occasions during the nearly 28-year history of our survey. The six-month return for the S&P 500 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... bond-buying initiatives to corporate bonds. LONDON - European stock markets shot up after Chinese economic growth data boosted optimism over the global economic outlook and rumours the European Central Bank could step up its monetary stimulus. London's ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... reports of slowing activity in the Eurozone and in China - as indicated by the latest PMI surveys - dented investors' optimism. Why? In a word, Janet. She got us babe. Investors are positioning, er, buying, ahead of Fed Chair Janet Jackson Hole address. ...

RBA to business: release the animal in you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... with 6.2 percent in the U.S." "Stevens and his team are best placed to offer support in the short run. Yet the RBA's optimism may be misplaced as China slows and Australia's economic luck runs out." "The biggest risk to Australia - a weaker Chinese economy ...

Super fund trustees say manager fees too high

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... hope, managers would have confidence in their businesses and while investors are not quite as bullish, 60% do share their optimism," Frontier said. The two groups did agree on the issue of manager remuneration, with around one third of both groups believing ...

Dip-buying pays

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... turning that 0.6% loss into a small plus 0.03% gain by the close. Bloomberg says this is because of "merger activity and optimism over corporate earnings". As if! As if, companies only started merging and acquiring around 1030 hours (NY time) - about ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... quarter profits up by 11.6 per cent and helped the computing giant gain 2.6 per cent on the Nasdaq. But despite ongoing optimism driven by positive US earnings, the local market remains cautious of geo-political risks. IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu said ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... quarter profits up by 11.6 per cent and helped the computing giant gain 2.6 per cent on the Nasdaq. But despite ongoing optimism driven by positive US earnings, the local market remains cautious of geo-political risks. IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu said ...