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Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010

... stock market goes up when it's down and down when it's up. But what does the US dollar rebound imply? Santa says the US economy is on track for recovery and therefore investors are buying US dollars to purchase US-denominated assets. Look at Europe ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010

... points to continued expansion in activity. It's up to you where you place your bets - on stats that tell you where the US economy had been in the past, or ones that show where it's going in the future.

Open fire roasted bears

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010

... Reuters reports that the US would back increasing the European Financial Stability Facility through the IMF. Three: The US economy has awakened from its summer siesta. If financial markets ignored the better-than-expected readings on the Chicago PMI ...

A QEasy road ahead for investors

JOHN MCDULING | MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010

... US could experience the rapid growth needed to reduce its debt burden, as the household sector - the engine of the US economy - cannot be further leveraged. In a recent note to clients, Sherwood argued that "policy makers can focus too much on risks ...

Better than a Thanksgiving turkey

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010

... four months, it rose by 0.4 per cent in October. Higher income, higher spending, higher confidence... looks like the US economy is heading in the right direction to me. But then I've said this many, many times before. And I also remember repeating about ...

Awakening from summer slumber

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010

... and retail spending, a narrowing trade deficit and on-going strength in the ISM indices, leaves little doubt that the US economy is moving upwards and onwards. And in case there's still a little inkling of doubt, there's still the Fed's US$600 billion ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010

... From where I sit, it appears that the Fed had been suckered into printing more money because of the soft patch the US economy went through in the middle of the year. Recent indications are that this is beginning to lift. Non-farm payrolls rebounded sharply ...

QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010

... than is demanded equals higher prices. This maybe a longer term concern given that substantial slack remains in the US economy. But it will happen. And then there's the positive take. The Fed's bond purchases would lower interest rates (yes we know that) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010

... from overseas, although the late announcement by the US Federal Reserve on its plan to buy $US600 billion into the US economy to stimulate recovery had a positive effect on share trading late in the offshore session. On the ASX24 at 0749 AEDT, the December ...

G-20 gabfest at Gyeongju

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010

... blame "them" especially with the US elections just a step away. American jobs are being lost because of "them". The US economy is in a stupor because of "them". Even if it does work, America is not in a position to dictate terms and conditions. Not when ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA

Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO

Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO

Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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