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Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... stability." Dear ol' Uncle Ben also elaborated on his 11 July statement when he told us that the current US employment rate "if anything, overstates the health of the labour market". "If a substantial part of the reductions in measured unemployment were ...

A prince, a princess or a frog?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... accommodation...a highly accommodative policy is needed for the foreseeable future" because the current US unemployment rate "if anything, overstates the health of the labour market" and inflation remains low". Or will he risk the headlines putting their ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... what was happening in China. Predictions are for gross domestic growth (GDP) for the quarter to be 7.5 per cent, with anything lower set to send the Australian dollar falling below 90 US cents because of the economy's dependence on China. "Everyone has ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... accommodation...a highly accommodative policy is needed for the foreseeable future" because the current US unemployment rate "if anything, overstates the health of the labour market" and inflation remains low. With these words, Money Messiah Ben not ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... had only a minute reaction to the FOMC minutes. The Dow was down a little and the S&P 500 up a bit for there was hardly anything new to inspire that animal spirit in you, I and Irene to go out and shop for stocks till we drop. Nor was there concrete ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... swooned. Then on Twitter, Robin Harding twittered (or is it tweeted?), "But people need to chill out. The Fed does not leak anything to any journalist to steer markets - especially during blackout". Wall Street rebounded. If ever there was a time we ...

Still in Goldilocks land

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... Wednesday, all will be revealed. I hope, wish and pray that, this time, uncle Ben ditch the Fedspeak so as not to leave anything to the vivid imaginations of bloggerattis and financial 'experts' alike. Just look at the nightmare of volatility his 22 ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... fact, however, that the largest proportion will not add value," he said. "It would be inappropriate for super funds to be anything other than cognisant of fees when they award mandates." Platinum does offer its investors an alternative fee structure ...

Study finds dark pools damage market quality

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... confirmed what many already suspected about the state of US markets. "The extent of fragmentation in the U.S. outstrips anything we see elsewhere, although Europe isn't that far behind," he said. "The fact that this huge level of complexity results in ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... But nah. While Wall Street rallied following the release of the US non-farm payrolls report for May, it hasn't settled anything about whether dear Uncle Ben would taper or not. There was something for everyone. Stimulus tapering is coming soon because ...