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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... estimated in the third quarter. LONDON - European stocks fell, while crude oil prices and the euro hit new depths as the US dollar benefited from last week's solid US jobs figures, while European stocks retreated on weak Asian data. London's benchmark ...

Are we there now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... comes with a catch. The Fed lift-off could come sooner-rather-than-later. Perhaps not so soon. This is because of the US dollar strength and oil price weakness which at the very least keep a lid on US inflation. Then again, I know what I'll want for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... fell to $US1.2305 compared with $US1.2380 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose, with the US dollar again breaking 120 yen while the euro held on to gains after the European Central Bank shied away from fresh stimulus measures. ...

Don't underestimate LNG boom: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Despite falling commodity prices and a stalling domestic economy, investors should not underestimate the potential of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fill the hole left by iron ore, coal, and other commodities, according to BNP Paribas head of fixed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... - Asian markets mostly rose for a second straight day, following another slate of impressive US data that helped the US dollar march towards the 120-yen mark for the first time in seven years. Tokyo climbed for a fourth straight session, adding 0.32 ...

Cash rate more likely to fall than rise: PIMCO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... dollar has been the second strongest currency in the G10 in 2014. "Even though the Aussie dollar has fallen versus the US dollar," he said, "it hasn't fallen versus all of our other trading partners, especially Europe and Japan. So if you look at the ...

Big yawn on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... diminished from 1.32 pp in the initial estimate to 0.78, it's still a contribution and is no mean feat considering the US dollar's appreciation over the quarter and the slowing economies of America's trading partners. All these suggest that America is ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... into recession and a trumpeted Hong Kong Shanghai exchange link-up fall flat. The yen made some inroads against the US dollar and euro after hitting multiyear lows, but with eyes on the general election expected next month in Japan, analysts expect it ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... commodity prices, declining mining investment, reduced government spending, RBA policy still on hold, strengthening US dollar - and about to be hit - US to lift rates by mid-2015 - and yet the dollar-A remains resilient. It's currently fetching US$0.8620. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... The Asia Pacific Resources Conference is on in Brisbane. In Australia, the market on Monday closed weaker as a rising US dollar, sputtering Japanese economy and pending changes for the financial system weigh on investor sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...