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May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial developments." "When the Committee decides to begin ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... the market were higher. BHP Billiton was leading the way, up 50 cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $36.64, despite no obvious indicators for such a movement, other than a slight rise in iron ore prices on the weekend. Rio Tinto was up 49 cents at $63.73 and ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... Australia, the market on Friday rose on the back of encouraging US economic data. The US Conference Board's index of leading indicators, rose 0.5 per cent in February, the largest amount in three months. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... in three months, suggesting growth should rebound following a severe winter. The Conference Board's index of leading indicators increased 0.5 per cent following a slight 0.1 per cent rise in January and a 0.1 per cent decline in December. The Federal ...

Quicker and faster hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... "This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial developments."... and that, "based on its assessment ...

High net worth assets grow to $1.4 trillion

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... listed shares, with 32% of assets in direct shares compared with 26% in 2012. "We find HNW investors to be leading indicators for what the general investor population will do," Investment Trends senior analyst Uwe Helmes. "While the general population ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... releases the index of commodity prices for February and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases business indicators for the December quarter. The ANZ job advertisements series, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge and the ...

market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... releases the index of commodity prices for February and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases business indicators for the December quarter. The ANZ job advertisements series, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge and the ...

Traffic light trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... this is "the fastest overall improvement in U.S. manufacturing business conditions since May 2010." To be sure, other indicators - weekly jobless claims, leading index - also suggested that the going is going good for the US. But what about the disappointing ...

Blame it on the boogie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... excuse (rationale?), particularly last night when a skyful of snow dropped on the East Coast about the same time as the indicators hit the screens. Schools were closed, flights were cancelled, power was disrupted and... Janet's testimony to the Senate ...