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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... after falls on Wall Street following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. At 0751 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 24 points at 5,137. ...

Three arrows hitting the spot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... to dive even deeper (sorry for the metaphor mixing). The G-19 bought into Japan's argument that the country's latest aggressive reflationary efforts (in the true sense of the word) is directed at ending its decades long deflation (see what I mean?) and ...

Collapse does not signal end of gold party

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... recovery, on-going Eurozone weakness and continued high sovereign debt risks are likely to keep central banks firmly in aggressive stimulus mode," he finished. Meanwhile, the fall in the gold price has been bad news for the Aussie share market which ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... $4.75, Woolworths ahead 37 cents at $35.13 and Ramsay Health Care 13 cents higher at $32.03. "No one is really too aggressive," Macquarie Private Wealth division director Lucinda Chan said. "It was a bad couple of days so naturally some bargains are ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... to 3,297.25, reaching its highest level since November 2000. The gains came after Federal Reserve minutes suggested aggressive stimulus measures would be in place until the jobs market improves. Last week's weak jobs report suggests that could be a while. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open stronger after gains on Wall Street. At 0646 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was 18 points higher at 4,929 points, with 3,091 contracts traded. In economic news on Tuesday, the NAB ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 6.38 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 3,224.98. The Bank of Japan's announcement of aggressive stimulus measures helped offset a disappointing report on US jobless claims, which unexpectedly rose 28,000 to 385,000 ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... of households expect prices to rise a year from now, the highest ratio since 2008, suggesting that expectations of aggressive stimulus are translating into inflation expectations." (Reuters) To be sure, to be sure, there'll be a other scares that'll ...

SMSFs on track to reach $500bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
The self managed super fund segment is on track to break through $500 billion by June this year, according Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants. Pushing them through this threshold is the strong rebound in equity markets that holds an estimated one-quarter ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... government's nominees to take the helm at the Bank of Japan (BoJ), with expectations high that it will usher in more aggressive monetary easing. Tokyo rose 1.45 per cent, or 179.76 points, to 12,560.95 - its highest level since September 2008. Hong Kong ...