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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... also expected to boost the sector. Japanese shares soared on Monday morning, after news it would host the 2020 summer Olympics, Chinese import and export figures for August were strong and the US recorded moderate employment growth. The fact that US ...

New hires to oversee $2 billion project pipeline

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... the redevelopment of the Hilton Sydney Hotel in 2005 and the $550 million Sydney Airport project in 2000 for the Sydney Olympics. Van de Velde has over 20 years' experience in shopping centre development, including delivering major projects in Australia ...

UK becoming OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... bright one. Think Mr. Stevens will back me up on this one. Australians have every reason to feel gloomy looking at our Olympics medal tally - but definitely not with the way our economy is tracking. ================== You can read Ben Ong's monthly economic ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Another day, another blah to keep risk takers happy. Yes Virginia, in keeping up with our Olympics theme, it's turning out to be a blah relay. This time, Eric S. Rosengren -- president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - is running with the blah ...

Maybe next month

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... of Australia (RBA) after its Board meet tomorrow. Australia's athletes may be struggling to capture gold at the London Olympics but as far as our economy goes, we're still top of the league. ================== You can read Ben Ong's monthly economic ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... safe-haven... if it's not already. Sure, sure we are simply the best, better than all the rest - ok maybe not in the London Olympics - but does Australia want to? Sure there's a certain pride that goes in becoming a major reserve currency - and we can ...

Going for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... worse-than-expected 0.7 per cent in the three months to June, according to official data published just ahead of the London Olympics. Elsewhere, the Paris CAC 40 gained 0.23 per cent to 3081.74 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose by 0.25 per cent to 6406.52 ...

Debt crisis not so bad for Latin America

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... exports, Brazil in particular is coming more into the investor eye. The nation will soon be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics, with investments in infrastructure and tourism picked to rise. Jose Luis Garcia, co- portfolio manager for MFS Investment ...