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Growth and consequence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
With growth like this what's a central banker to do? It might have been too easy for the Fed to justify its steady taper as she goes despite the National Accounts showing that real GDP growth slowed to a snail dragging a very heavy object pace - 0.1% ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... investors looking for safety. Share markets on Wall Street, Europe and in Asia fell heavily along with commodity prices. German bonds and US treasuries rose. "Generally everything is lower this morning - particularly the stocks that have run up the most ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... Carphone Warehouse and Dixons as defensive. Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 1.0 per cent to 9,656.05 points despite impressive German growth, while the CAC 40 in Paris shed 1.25 per cent to 4,444.93 points. Italian stocks took more of a battering, with the Milan ...

Timely market surge for a tough budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... Bloomberg: S&P 500, Dow Climb to Records on Tech Rally; Copper Gains. Canadian Stocks Rebound From Worst Week Since June. German Stocks Rise to 11-Week High; Sky Deutschland Gains. U.K. Stocks Climb to 11-Week High as Mining Shares Rally. Indian Stocks ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite a rally in US stocks with the Dow closing its last session at a fresh record high. At 0805 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was flat at 5,445. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set for a flat start to trade, after a mixed session on Wall Street. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up just one point at 5,460. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
The Australian market is set to open lower after Wall Street dropped on concerns about the US tech sector and disappointing earnings from insurance giant AIG. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 25 points ...

ECB to stay in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Phew! That was close. No Virginia, we didn't hear this sigh of relief from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi yesterday, but we would have had the Fed's policy announcement and America's first quarter GDP growth update not drowned out the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Australian share market is again higher, continuing the gains of the last seven consecutive trading days. Overseas markets were mostly higher, led by strong rises in the US and Germany. Positive sentiment was boosted by the fact that sanctions imposed ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
The stockmarket has opened stronger for the fifth consecutive session, thanks to another strong lead from Wall Street. The S&P/ASX200 pushed above 5,500 points soon after the open, for the first time since mid-2008. Rivkin global investment manager ...