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Taper to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013

Ready for another take off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... since then. Kevin is again Australia's PM. Oh sorry, wrong page. As I've written before, the Fed has again deployed its presidents to neutralise the markets' negative sentiment - as it did in late February/early March. But it's even better this time. ...

Oh how welcome thy voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... by soothing words from central bankers. We've already read about the calming statements on monetary policy from Fed presidents Dudley (NY), Kocherlakota (Minneapolis) and Fischer (Dallas). See http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/33240890 Yesterday ...

China's rebalancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... the Fed in late February/early March when the first whisper of QE unwinding was whispered. One after another, the Fed presidents came out singing one tune - at the time, they sang that the benefits of continuing QE still outweigh the costs. Were it not ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... Tony Russell said there were few leads for the local market to follow from America, with those markets closed for the Presidents' Holiday. However news that euro zone finance ministers were meeting in Brussels to deliberate on delivery of a second bailout ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... index had risen 59.5 points, or 1.39 per cent, to 4,332.8 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street markets were closed for the Presidents' Day public holiday. LONDON - Markets on Monday rose on hopes that Greece will finally secure a massive but long-delayed international ...

iShares appoints vice presidents to new roles

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
iShares, the ETF business of BlackRock Investment Management has made senior appointments to its institutional distribution and capital markets teams. Campbell MacPherson joins as vice president and business development manager, while Gonzalo Biassini ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... will be a Jasmine Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa. While it will lead to the peaceful ousting of the presidents of Tunisia and Egypt, Libyan strongman Qaddafi would fight tooth and nail to retain power, dragging the instability in the ...

Greeks, chips and slicks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... far-fetched given today's headlines, but did anybody see the Jasmine Revolution coming until it's bitten Tunisia and Egypt's presidents in the bum?

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... investors looked ahead to the markets reopening on Tuesday. The US bond and equity markets are closed in observance of the Presidents Day holiday. "The S&P 500 hit a 32-month high Thursday. Equity market returns remain supported by improving economic ...