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I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... given the backdrop to her swearing in, Janet must have been doin' all the yellin' and swearin'. Curses! Call it a baptism of fire but she must have had one eye on Wall Street and the other on the US economic releases as she pronounced the words, "I ...

Of horse trades and the January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... according to some astrologers, who see wood as providing fuel for the energetic horse sign. The later part of the year is "yin fire", increasing the potential for heated clashes even more." "Property companies won't do as well and as the horse is a galloper ...

Pension uncertainty for municipal workers in Detroit

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
Municipal workers in Detroit may face losing their pensions as the city copes with its $18 billion debt crisis. According to Bloomberg News a federal judge has ruled that Detroit, the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection, may cut police ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a soft lead from Wall Street 0830 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,282. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

ANZ praises ASIC "integrity" amid consumer complaints

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... Investments Committee (ASIC) in its submission to the Senate inquiry into the regulator's performance, despite coming under fire from consumers. ANZ is the first large financial institution to make a submission to the Senate inquiry and it has done so ...

Now for a taper in December

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013

LUCRF Super joins global calls to improve worker safety

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... on Bangladesh LUCRF Super seeks to urge retailers who source garments and apparel from Bangladesh to sign the Accord for Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. Signatories to the Accord commit to the goal of a safe and sustainable garment industry for ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... 7%. Dr Slim Feriani, fund manager in charge of EM products for sector specialist Advance Emerging Capital, said the rapid fire recovery shows that the EM region is vastly more robust now compared to what it was like pre-GFC and especially during the ...

December taper, pants on fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... this, don't you Virginia?A Where else but the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy setting.A It decided to hold fire and keep the official cash rate at 2.5% after its Board meeting yesterday. Too soon to cut rates again after cutting it ...