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A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
Central banks of the world unite! The going must be getting tough because the tough (central banks) got going. Six of the world's biggest central banks -US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Swiss ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... five cents, or 1.9 per cent, at $2.73 and Myer up four cents, or 1.8 per cent, at $2.32. All sectors were higher, with financials particularly strong. National Australia Bank was up 81 cents, or 3.7 per cent, at $22.63, Westpac rose by 58 cents, or 2.97 ...

Those tight Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
Could it be? Not long after US President Obama has departed this land that's girt by sea, Americans are now picking on Australians for their woes. Blaming it on our "recessionary mindset" and our "despondent consumer confidence". According to theage.com.au ...

Nothing new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
It's Thanksgiving Day in the USA. This means it's a trading holiday in the USA. This means that us, in the Asian time zone, would have to do make do without a GPS today. This means that we'll be running around like headless turkeys. And it doesn't help ...

Another lonely night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
"Only the lonely (Dum dum dum, dummy doo wah) Know the way I feel tonight (Ooh yay, yay, yay, yeah) Only the lonely (Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah) Know this feeling ain't right (Dum dum dum, dumdy doo wah)" - Roy Orbison It was another lonely day for ...

Dead calm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
This morning I woke up to Reuter's headline screaming, "Stocks slide on weak US growth data" and Bloomberg's "European Stocks Drop as Euro Area Borrowing Costs Rise; Commerzbank Slumps". What could have scared the equities markets off again this time ...

Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
My mother once - yes, only once - told me that if you go out looking for trouble, you're gonna find one. That's exactly what happened in the financial markets while we were sleeping. Not content with the troubles plaguing Europa, investors looked to ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available today

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
In the new edition of Financial Standard we feature the introduction of MySuper legislation, a review of the recent ASFA conference and proposed regulations for ratings houses. For all the latest industry news, views and regular features download the ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available today

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
In the new edition of Financial Standard we examine the realities and implications of the FOFA legislation and feature the latest news on the proposed SG rise. For all the latest industry news, views and regular features download the app today. Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... 2,684.41, while the S&P 500 index, a broader measure of the markets, slid 31.78 points (2.47 per cent) to 1,253.30. Financials were under attack amid the eurozone worries and after brokerage MF Global filed for bankruptcy protection following a string ...