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Move the goalpost Mark

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
"Drat, drat and triple drat!" -Dick Dastardly (Wacky Races) Sir Mervyn King must be ruing the day that he finished his term as governor of the Bank of England (BOE) only less than five months ago (June). Now it's a non-Briton who'll be given the credit ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Australian shares look set to open lower following falls on Wall Street where Twitter made its market debut. At 0857 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 5,399. Wall Street's falls came after data surprisingly ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets with sentiment buoyed by strong German and British industrial sectors data. At 0826 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
We now resume normal programming, now that the 2013 season of Washington's "when the shutdown meets the ceiling" theatre is over. Let's watch the China channel. The economy's going where PM Li likes it to be - GDP growth quickened to 7.8% in the third ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... 8,664.6 points and the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.56 per cent to 4,195.61 points. The Ifo economic institute's closely watched German business climate index rose for the fifth month in a row in September, inching up to 107.7 points from 107.6 points in ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... LONDON - European stock markets fell back as traders banked profits from the previous day's rally, overlooking a positive German survey to concentrate on developments at the US Federal Reserve. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index sank 0.80 per cent to ...

30 days hath September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... month, the US debt ceiling negotiations, Syria (and Egypt), sinking emerging markets, political uncertainty in Italy and German elections, VAT tax debate in Japan and leaking radiated water at the Fukushima nuclear plant, the fifth death anniversary ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a plunge on Wall Street as the US investors eye possible military intervention in Syria. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 55 points at 5,068. ...

SYD restructure heats up global pension fund battle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following mixed performances on international bourses as Europe looks to be emerging from recession. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down 11 points at 5,109. ...