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Reflation, rotation and the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... European Central Bank unveiled an open-ended bond buying programme - "Outright Monetary Transactions" (OMTs); the US Federal Reserve announced unlimited purchases of MBS and Treasuries at a monthly rate of US$85 billion a month; the BOE and the BOJ increased ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... per cent, hadn't flowed through to the local market. She said US traders were preparing for the possibility the Federal Reserve will start to taper its stimulus program as early as next week. But, she said, the Australian market had already sold off ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... Europe's main stock markets ended the day lower after investors weighed the impact of a US budget deal on the Federal Reserve's likely reduction of monetary stimulus. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slid 0.24 per cent to 6,507.72 points on Wednesday ...

Developed economies to outshine emerging world in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... had seen capital flow into emerging markets in the wake of the GFC, the current is likely to reverse when the Federal Reserve tapers the stimulus sometime by the end of the first quarter 2014. According to the authors, rising wages is another potential ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following slides on international markets after a US Federal Reserve official said there could be a small cut in its stimulus program next week. At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... All Ordinaries index shed 37.6 points, or 0.73 per cent, to 5,148.4. NEW YORK - US stocks have edged higher as a Federal Reserve official suggests that the central bank could take a small step next week to reel in its stimulus program. At the closing ...

US tapering to harm key EM countries

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The US Federal Reserve tapering of economic stimulus is likely to harm emerging market countries with vulnerable currencies. Despite a slight recovery of emerging markets in the last three months, the asset class is likely to suffer once the US tapering ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street after a strong jobs report fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin to reduce its huge stimulus soon. At 0809 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... stocks pared their losses after mixed US data sent Wall Street higher as markets continued to guess at when the Federal Reserve will begin scaling back the amount of stimulus it injects into the economy. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street amid concerns that the US Federal Reserve will scale back its bond-buying program more quickly than previously thought. At 0825 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price ...