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Fed alert to market reaction to Fed action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... down to Alcoa kicking off the US earnings reporting season with better-than-guesstimated results that, in turn, sparked optimism over the earnings results that would be reported by the other 499 listed companies in the S&P 500 index. Sure, sure monsieur. ...

Zurich global growth fund added to Securitor APL

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... general manager retail for Zurich's life and investments business, said the inclusion reflected an encouraging degree of optimism about the outlook for global growth. "Zurich believes domestic demand for growth from improving offshore markets is set ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
"Never underestimate the power of optimism". I've never forgotten this slogan since children cancer charity "Camp Quality" advertised it on Victorian (Australia) television some years back. A click on its website shows that this slogan has now been ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... States. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said US markets had risen on Tuesday following some good economic data, and the optimism had spread to Australia. "So, we've seen an okay start for the local market," he said. Mr Shamu said local banks were leading ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... than that of its peers - Thailand (0.5%); Malaysia (5.1%); Indonesia (5.7%). Who's the "Sick Man of Asia" now? Increased optimism over the Philippine economy is clearly apparent in the performance of its stock market. The PSE index has soared by 16.8%this ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Despite market optimism over 'Abenomics' and widespread expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would eventually announce further expansion of monetary policy, Japan's stock market continues to trend lower. The Nikkei-225 index has sunk by 11.4% so ...

Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... percent; Herbalife Ltd. jumped 4.4 percent..." Overall, "All 10 S&P 500 main industries climbed." (Bloomberg) Market optimism on the company earnings front is topped up by good news on the US economy which, in turn, provides a positive forward view on ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday on closed higher thanks to strength in the resources sector due to optimism about China's economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.1 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 5,403.3 points. The broader ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... Argentina's depreciation of the peso and the fall in the Turkish lira - in the dying days of the first month of 2014. There was optimism. If I have to pick the cause for February's rebound, it would have to be: the market's acceptance that old man winter's ...