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Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... any creaking sound to singing, "I am strong, I am invincible...", no it's not because "I am woman" but because the central banks' got our backs. Just how bullish is the market? According to the American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) latest ...

Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... Worst, the opportunity costs don't stop in the US of A. It migrates beyond its borders with other governments and central banks interrupting normal proceedings - that of ensuring solid, sustainable growth in their respective economies - in favour of ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... far he's getting none of that either. In spite of the dire warnings from international institutions, other world central banks, well- and lesser-known experts, financial markets remain nonchalant. As Bloomberg printed today, "Even with a deadline looming ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
"When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me." - Ben E. King How serendipitous is it, 'ey? It's Ben all around. This little Ben ...

EM correction, it's different this time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... 2.9% in early September and trigger a capital flight from emerging to developed markets. Despite attempts by local central banks to intervene into their local currency markets, major EM currencies fell sharply in August with the Indonesian Rupiah dropping ...

Strong US recovery to send bond yields through the roof

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
... crisis. "10% yields are not outside the realm of possibility. But the good news is that global investors, banks and central banks would be attracted like bees to a honey pot to US 10-year Treasuries yielding 8-10%. As buyers enter the market the yields ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... skidding more than three per cent as the yen rose against the US dollar before policy meetings of the US and European central banks. Tokyo's Nikkei on Monday dived 3.32 per cent, extending an almost three per cent slump on Friday. The index shed 468.85 ...

Gold headed to $3k an ounce says ETF pioneer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... there is governments have spent too much in terms of their budget deficits; they've certainly spent too much by the central banks buying bonds and other financial assets via printing of money." Tuckwell, who was reportedly worth $775 million in 2012 ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... equal tightening. Still good news. But wait there's more. If the Fed eventually decides to taper, don't expect other central banks to follow suit. Not the Bank of Japan - it's only just begun -- and certainly not the European Central Bank and the Bank ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on most European markets after the eurozone and British central banks signalled that stimulus measures would continue for some time and ahead of official US employment figures for June. At 0807 ...