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Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... Apart from cutting into households' purchasing power, higher food prices could slow - if not prevent altogether - central banks efforts to re-stimulate slowing economies. Note that China remains an emerging market. Remember last year when the rising ...

Offshore tax havens bank $32tr: report

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... said. The report used data from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and the world's central banks. Reuters reports the author says private wealth held offshore represents a "huge black hole in the world's economy."

Lost

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... until we're well and truly cooked. Where are we? We're in a good place. Equity market valuations are attractive, central banks are turning on the pump, companies are downing in cash, China is not going to land hard, etc. So buy, buy, buy. But... a single ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... Industrial Average was up 72.05 points (0.56 per cent) to 12,943.44. European stocks and the euro rose on prospects that central banks would act to boost economies, while Barclays shares jumped after its chief executive resigned amid an interest rate ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... bonds issued since the start of the GFC have been sold to foreign investors. This is reinforced by reports that central banks, including the European Central Bank, have been buying Australian government bonds in response to continuing fears of contagion ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... Nasdaq put on 24.85 points (0.84 per cent) to 2,976.08. LONDON - European stocks and the euro rose on prospects that central banks would act to boost economies, while Barclays shares jumped after its chief executive resigned amid a rate rigging scandal. ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... this malaise, this slowing is also due to the lagged effects of the severe monetary policy tightening the BRIC's central banks implemented over the past two years to try and contain surging inflation in their respective domestic economies. Note, for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... coalition government, easing, at least briefly, deep fears that the election would unleash an economic tsunami. As central banks stood ready to intervene in case of financial turmoil, Greece held its second election in six weeks after an inconclusive ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... recorded their third big gain of the week and closed at a one-month high on Friday because of expectations that the central banks of countries around the world will step in to limit the damage from a debt crisis in Europe. The Dow rose 115.26 points ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... stimulus hopes 13 June: Down 0.7% after Moody's downgrade of Spain and Cyprus ratings 14 June: Up 1.1% on rumours that central banks are preparing coordinated action Yes, I know, you're scratching your heads too. It's no longer a random walk on Wall ...