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Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... A£1.14). To be sure, to be sure, Captain Carney doesn't want to do a George W. when on 1 May 2003 he declared the mission in Iraq "Mission Accomplished" complete with banners and all......only to say later (in January 2009) that, "Clearly, putting 'Mission ...

US bond yields zipped by ZIRP?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... per month." Could it be that investors are seeking the safety of US Treasuries amidst the on-going geo-political crisis in Iraq and the Ukraine, concerns over the stock market's valuation, doubts over the global recovery or more specifically, the uncertainty ...

But they said it was Iraq

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... mention of that which was finger-pointed for yesterday's sharp fall on Wall Street. Yes, Virginia there wasn't any mention of Iraq. Wall Street rebounded overnight despite continuing - nay, escalating -- tensions in Iraq (there done, Iraq mentioned) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... and S&P 500 edged to fresh records with the chances rising for GE's acquisition of parts of France's Alstom and fighting in Iraq lifting oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 25.62 (0.15 per cent) on Friday to 16,947.08, a new high. The S&P ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... their highest pace since the market crashed six years ago. But the data were overshadowed by concerns over the conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine, CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. "The focus is still on the conflict that we're seeing in Iraq and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... and S&P 500 edged to fresh records with the chances rising for GE's acquisition of parts of France's Alstom and fighting in Iraq lifting oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 25.62 (0.15 per cent) on Friday to 16,947.08, a new high. The S&P ...

Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Wall Street down... on Iraq... on escalating Middle East tensions... Sounds about quite right 'eh Virginia? After all, an escalation of conflict in the land of the sand dunes would lift the price of what's underneath those sand dunes - oil. This, in ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... finished little changed following mixed economic data while investors keep watch on continued unrest in major oil-producer Iraq. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,413. Locally, in economic ...

S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... rationales ranging from expensive valuations, slow economic growth (and therefore, tepid earnings growth), geo-politics - Iraq, Russia, Ukraine, Syria - and its effect on oil prices, the Fed is "behind the curve"... name it and you'll find it... a rationale ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... China-Vietnam/Japan/Philippines/Malaysia tit for tats over a few pieces of rock floating on the ocean... and currently showing at a theatre near us, Iraq. Yes Virginia, 'twas a bumpy bumpy road we've passed and are still navigating but equity markets ...