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Light at the end of the tunnel for EM debt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... attractive valuation levels sooner than when the fundamentals actually recover." In another, less likely scenario, a commodity price shock to the upside could boost emerging markets as a whole. "Emerging markets countries have developed over the years ...

Shares stronger at noon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... Australia Bank found 25.5 cents to $32.785 and Westpac picked up 43 cents at $32.15. The miners were weaker on falls in commodity prices, with BHP Billiton losing eight cents to $27.84, Rio Tinto retreating 62 cents to $56.67 and Fortescue Metals stepping ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... equities news, grocery retailer Metcash releases its full year results. In Australia, the market on Friday followed commodity prices lower after the ASX made gains earlier in the week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 11.4 points, or 0.21 per cent ...

North American sovereigns hardest hit by oil crisis

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... majority (80%) of North American sovereign investors surveyed, "who have emerged from state surpluses driven by high commodity prices," predict declining funding throughout 2015. The report suggests that oil-funded sovereigns in the Middle East, meanwhile ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a flat open as gains on Wall Street were offset by falls in commodity prices. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,549. Wall Street stocks were up after a solid ...

Van Eck goes local on EM fixed income

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... with it," Fine said. "Why did we change? Last year EM growth was disappointing. Now it's beginning not to disappoint. "Commodity prices have declined pretty dramatically and appear to be stabilising, and a lot of the asset prices that we're particularly ...

Banks lead Australian market lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... with the Reserve Bank of Australia's position on interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said although commodity prices lifted overnight and boosted the resources sector, it was not enough to save the market from further falls in the ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher following gains in commodity prices overnight. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,641. In overnight trade, iron ore prices were up 1.9 per ...

Market lower in broad sell-off

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... sold off as some investors considered the mining giant now to be not sufficiently diversified to withstand routs in commodity prices. BHP Billiton had fallen 59 cents, or 1.98 per cent to $29.23 at 1025 AEST, and Rio Tinto was down 69 cents at $57.60. ...

Budget projections risk being too optimistic, economists warn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... of being too optimistic particularly as it's based on economic growth returning to 3.5%." Other assumptions based on commodity prices "could yet prove to be too optimistic," which could lead to more deficit blow outs in the years to come. QIC chief economist ...