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Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... that workers are able to obtain the skills needed to meet the demands of our rapidly changing economy." And with these words, Big Ben has laid out the groundwork for another QE. He's shovel ready. Although at this point, I don't think we're quite at ...

No greed, no fear, no volume

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... companies' profits perhaps... but only for a short while. And then the bigger macro dynamics assert themselves. Just last week Big Ben told the US Congress how. "Higher energy prices would probably slow growth, at least in the short run." They could ...

Advisers should rethink China exposure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... of fixed income research at Value Partners. "What is driving the commodity boom? It is demand from emerging markets and a big part of it is China." Referring to yesterday's poor PMI data weighing on the Australian dollar, Habel said that acknowledging ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... weaker demand for coal transport and wet weather. It had given up 11 cents, or three per cent, to $3.78 by 1038 AEDT. The big banks opened with smaller losses, with Westpac retreating by three cents, or 0.14 per cent, to $21.26. National Australia Bank ...

FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The Future of Financial Advice legislation has successfully passed through the House of Representatives to very mixed reactions from the wealth management industry. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten called the legislation "historic reforms" ...

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
Looks like investors are again getting the hippy, hippy shake. Yes, Virginia, investors are seemingly unsure which way to go from here. Continue gobbling (stocks) or start wobbling. You'll get that same feeling when you look at Wall Street's performance ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... slightly higher as well. Oil is gaining ground from the other day as well. "The data was not too bad. If you have a look at the big picture there's good employment figures, good consumer sentiment." In Australia, financial stocks are leading the gains. ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
There seems to be a sense of calm in the financial markets these days. An eerie calm that makes one wonder what lies inside investors' heads. And usually times like these - times when the market is consolidating - they suggest that the market may have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... stocks were mostly lower, weighed down by concerns over a slowdown in China's economy, while oil prices edged back up after big falls in New York. Receding concerns over the eurozone debt crisis provided support for the euro, which continued its thrust ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... declined 25 cents, or 0.71 per cent, to $35.07. Banks were steady, and outperforming the market slightly, Mr Curtin said. The big four were mostly flat except for Commonwealth Bank which fell 15 cents, or 0.31 per cent to $48.75. David Jones dived 30 ...