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Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
It wasn't only the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that didn't surprise with its unchanged policy decision yesterday, that other reserve bank did too. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced no change in policy settings following the conclusion of ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... points. The euro fell to $US1.0916 from $US1.0990 late in New York on Wednesday, as Germany's jobless scrolls showed a surprise increase of 9,000 people in July. The unemployment rate stayed at 6.4 per cent in July, however, the lowest level since reunification ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
It's out!...and it didn't surprise. Yes Virginia, there were no surprises in the Fed's decision to keep monetary policy unchanged after it concluded its 28-29 tete-a-tete. But what was surprising was Wall Street's reaction - the Dow and the S&P 500 ...

GFC recovery only tentative

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
Global markets should be asking themselves whether they should have done better in recovery almost eight years after the global financial crisis (GFC), according to Aberdeen Asset Management head of fixed income Nick Bishop. Speaking at a recent Australian ...

A$ down but would it stay down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... surveys - and the loss of momentum in Markit Economics' flash US manufacturing PMI - shows that this study would not surprise the US manufacturing sector, they've been feeling it all along. The bottom line is that the A$'s fortune remains largely at ...

SMSF direct property investment jumps 60pct

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... numbers. "ASIC's responsibility is to look at the provision of advice for SMSFs rather than these sorts of figures. I'm surprise to see them commenting," he said. The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) has recommended banning LRBAs, a move which was drawn ...

CFOs more optimistic in second quarter

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
A momentum shift away from the perceived uncertainty about the federal budget, China and Australia's search for new growth is influencing more positive levels of business confidence. This is one of main findings from Deloitte's second quarter chief ...

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... remains highly uncertain, and unanticipated developments could delay or accelerate this first step". The Bank of Canada's "surprise" move overnight, cutting interest rates by 25 bps to a 6-year low 0.5% also brings us back to early this year. Remember ...

Temporary trial separation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015

Australian market strong after miners' gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
The Australian share market has opened almost one per cent higher following a rebound by the big miners and a recovery on overseas markets. The miners on Friday were a major part of the push higher as iron ore prices jumped almost 10 per cent just a ...