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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... analysts said. LONDON - European stock markets closed in the red, following Wall Street lower on disappointing economic indicators on both sides of the Atlantic. The euro also hit its lowest level in nearly two years, and edged back very slightly to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... index (PMI) hit a two-month high of 50.5, better than a final reading of 50.2 in August and providing some respite as indicators point to a slowdown in China, the world's second-largest economy. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have slumped for the third ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... rates in the United Kingdom (yup, that includes Scotland). Last week there was China too - all the nasties were out - indicators pointing to a (yikes) slowdown. You, I and Irene became afraid, very afraid. Until, and as expected, the People's Bank of ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... yield less inflation of 1.25% equals... a recipe to turn your billions into millions. A look at the latest Japanese indicators suggests that Japan remains in the woods. Japanese business confidence has fallen to 12 in the June quarter from 17 in the ...

Instant replay of the song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker (and their dogs and cats) that, "...based on a range of labor market indicators, that "labor market conditions improved."... Nevertheless, the Committee judged that underutilization of labor resources ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... its slowest rate since the global financial crisis. Wall Street provided a negative lead after another round of solid indicators fanned expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates sooner than later. The pound edged lower as investors grew ...

Throw out relative performance tables: Finsia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... the superannuation industry should be on the wealth outcomes of individuals over the long term, as opposed to other indicators of performance used by superannuation funds that focus on the short term. "The current range of absolute return and peer-relative ...

FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker (and their dogs and cats) that, "...based on a range of labor market indicators, that "labor market conditions improved."... Nevertheless, the Committee judged that underutilization of labor resources ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... rate of 2.0% in July from 2.1% in June with the core rate steady at 1.9% -- and still "below potential" labour market indicators suggest that Janet would not be deviating much, if at all, from the steady as she goes on taper and interest rates would ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... pace in July; new claims for unemployment insurance were down, and the Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators improved sharply. LONDON - European stock markets have climbed, cheered by hints the US Federal Reserve could raise interest ...