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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher despite a flat session on Wall Street dominated by a weak economic outlook from global freight company FedEx. At 0812 AEST the September share price index futures contract was up nine points at ...

Peak in investment spend to herald lower growth: Barclays economist

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... Bank left with delegates attending yesterday's Portfolio Risk Management forum hosted by Financial Standard. "It will be a big shock for the economy as [resources] investment has been a key driver of growth," says Davies. "We expect to see engineering ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... after a strong upwards run in recent sessions on the back of fresh economic stimulus measures in the US and Europe. "We saw a big run-up into the end of the week last week, and we're just testing that key 4,400-point level (on the main indices)," Mr ...

Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... lift to financial markets. But don't just take little ben's word for it. I call upon a greater mortal to explain. Over to you Big Ben. In his speech at Jackson Hole last 31 August, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke already expounded on this: "How ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... from the all-time high reached way back on 9 October 2007. Gold and silver and oil rose. So did US Treasuries. All because Big Ben did a Super Mario - not only in the QE sense but also in assuring the world that he'll do "whatever it takes", in his case ...

Mid-level PE an outstanding opportunity

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... under management as they have grown. Pohl said that as they get bigger, it is more cost effective to do bigger deals, and as big players have come in from overseas there has been a lot of consolidation. "A lot of deals that have been done have been listed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened weaker, with falls among mining and financial stocks leading the broader market lower. At 1030 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 19.9 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 4,341.4 points, while the broader ...

Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... disapproved raising Germany's contribution? Sure, sure. What if I was six foot tall, had green eyes, nice abs, broad shoulders and big feet? The point is this too shall be resolved when we cross that bridge. Recall German Chancellor Angela Merkel's words ...

Market wrap - afternoon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... into the local market. "Iron ore had a reasonable run last night but they had been priced into yesterday's movement for the big miners BHP and Rio yesterday," he said. US stocks fell overnight as investors digested an unexpected decline in consumer credit ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
Looks like some partygoers have gotten lost on their way to the party - Big Ben's party, that is. Less than 24 hours after Bloomberg Businessweek published this headline, "Fed Stuck at Zero Into 2015, QE Odds Reach 99%" yesterday, screens displaying ...