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Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... strong positive lead from Wall Street and Europe overnight. The S&P 500 index ended more than 1% higher last night on optimism over rising optimism among small US businesses. The National Federation of Independent Business's (NFIB) optimism index rose ...

Rate cuts prompt SMSF cash exodus

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... equities sectors, possibly related to the search for an alternative to cash and term deposits, combined with a little more optimism in equity markets," LaGreca continued. "Managed funds seem to be the preferred method of investing in overseas markets ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... $US1.3067 from $US1.3116 late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose after a strong US jobs report revived optimism over the US economic recovery and drove Wall Street to record highs. Hong Kong shares rose 0.99 per cent, or 225.13 points ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... taxes is tough in a slow-growth economy with persistent unemployment." Duh! But back to stimulation and growing. There's optimism in the air as we begin this new trading week when the Fed and the European Central Bank meet. Financial markets are abuzz ...

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... update on the Eurozone gives the IMF's recent downgrade to global growth (published last week), it now has a spin of optimism built into it - the ECB would be spurred "to do more to boost growth". But wait, perhaps there's still a lesson to learn from ...

Fund managers tip great returns on US investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... groups including: HSBC Global Asset Management, Threadneedle Investments and F&C Asset Management, and found a general optimism about the outlook for global equities - in particular the US. Fidelity head of global equities Richard Lewis said the shale ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... demand and falling inflation in China is the perfect combo for cyclical stocks, and new Dow highs only serve to fuel the optimism further in the short term." HONG KONG - Asian markets ended mostly higher, with Tokyo supported by the weak yen, while Shanghai ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... Eurozone that, in turn, could revisit the crisis in that part of the globe and threaten not only the sense of calm, but the optimism, that's currently prevailing in the financial markets. Hello bears! According to reports, Cypriots' bank savings of a,-100,000 ...

The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... over the comparable periods. Investors are flocking to that country on the left of the United Kingdom on google maps on optimism that it would soon not have to rely on the kindness of the EU/IMF/ECB troika for its sustenance. Ireland's successful 10-year ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... having surpassed its previous all-time high of 14,164.53 on March 5. Demand for stocks has been propelled this year by optimism that the housing market is recovering and that companies have started to hire. Strong company earnings and ongoing stimulus ...