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Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... that operated once before, if you will. Note the recent speculation that Chinese authorities would soon announce more stimulus measures - good - because of "bad" China slowdown data. So it is with Japan with both the BOJ and PM Abe expected to unleash ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... "handover" gets derailed? Then there's the ECB. Will it? Won't it? Financial markets have been expecting the ECB to provide stimulus in each of its policy meetings this year, including what form it would take - negative deposit rates, asset purchases ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... rates in the US after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said a rate hike may begin "around six months" after the Fed's stimulus program ends. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 61.6 points, or 1.15 per cent, to 5,294 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... Federal Reserve's two day monetary policy meeting is not expected to result in any change to its program for tapering stimulus measures. In the resources sector, BHP Billiton had shed 20 cents to $35.87, Rio Tinto had lost five cents to $61.80 and Fortescue ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... to the negative tone on markets, by increasing expectations the US Federal Reserve will speed up the tapering of its stimulus program. "We've got a triple whammy," he said. But Mr McCarthy siad the market had likely already hit its bottom for the day ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... losses in the previous session but investors were largely unmoved by the Bank of Japan's decision to stand pat on its stimulus program. The gains came despite a negative lead from Wall Street, while the dollar and euro edged up slightly against the yen. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... markets wavered following a slump for share prices across Asia after poorly-received Chinese data and on the outlook for US stimulus. The blockbuster sale of smartphone messenger Whatsapp to Facebook and weak earnings at US retail giant Wal-Mart also ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... minutes showed that the central bank officials agreed at their January meeting that further gradual reductions in their stimulus would be appropriate as long as the US economy keeps improving. In local economic news on Thursday, the Commonwealth Bank ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... zero back in May last year and was up by 1.1% as at December. All because of 'Abenomics' and the three arrows - fiscal stimulus, monetary stimulus and economic restructuring -- designed to lift the country's growth and inflation at the same time. First ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... the top post at the US central bank, Yellen said she expects to continue predecessor Ben Bernanke's plan to scale back stimulus and keep interest rates low until the labor market improves significantly. LONDON - European stock markets enjoyed solid gains ...