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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... in New York late on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell as dealers awaited fresh stimulus drives by the central banks of the United States, Europe and China, while Japanese data showed growth slowing. Tokyo ended flat, edging down 0.07 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly climbed, with hopes rising for a new round of stimulus from the US and European central banks, but profit-taking reversed earlier gains in Hong Kong. Standard Chartered's Hong Kong-listed shares fell for a second day ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... just continuing its rally which we've seen for the last two days," he said. "Expectations that both European and US central banks would stimulate their economies has been driving the market for the last few days." US stocks rallied for a third straight ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... agree with QE dissenters that organic growth is better - heaps better - than forever relying on the kindness of central banks, I also think that statements that lift confidence among investors, businesses and consumers has a role to play in cranking ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street finished higher on optimism the US and European central banks may act to stimulate their respective economies. At 0751 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... and done, much was said but nothing was done. Risk-takers have every reason to feel disappointed for none of the central banks - Fed, ECB, BOE -- that met this week walked their talk (the BOE though didn't do much talking). There weren't any of those ...

Keynes & Riccardo on display

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... therefore, it shall be, and vice-versa. Oh no Johnno! Not this time, not when with a stroke of a pen, two important central banks can change the entire game tonight (Fed) or two days from now (ECB). So we wait... And while we do, we might as well wait ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... month. LONDON - European stock markets fell into the red as traders began to fret about whether the US and European central banks would fight economic downturns with decisive monetary policies. In London, the FTSE 100 dropped 1.02 per cent to close at ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... will fluctuate along with it. What's driving thoughts of A$/commodities decoupling are recent reports that global central banks - 60 of 'em according to the Wall Street Journal - "allocating reserves into Australia assets, with around 30 of those new ...

Playing with a loaded dice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... we aware of these, they've been scrutinised to death by "experts", international institutions, government bodies, central banks and laymen. This gives me confidence that while there may be knee-jerk selling should any or all of these "challenges" eventuate ...