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VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... time. Yes, that simple! A compromise. Why didn't the Eurozone think of this? Duh! But more than the governments and central banks and international agencies, financial markets must also put in their two cents worth. It's a currency called confidence. ...

Bumps along the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... turmoil with the Arab Spring and there was talk that China would land hard. The authorities scrambled for a rescue. Central banks stimulated led by the Fed's Operation's Twist. So much so that scaredy cats who sold the S&P 500 missed out on a 24.6% gain ...

Future Fund returns 5.4pc for Q1

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... weakness in the first six months of the financial year. "The market falls of the first half have been reversed as central banks took steps to provide greater monetary accommodation and investor sentiment improved. At the same time, structural problems ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed after cautious trade as dealers awaited key policy meetings at the central banks of the United States and Japan. The euro rose against the yen on expectations of another batch of easing measures from the ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... seen the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the People's Bank of China and other Asian central banks, among others, implement more stimulus measures. We've seen the Obama administration sign into law a bill that extends a ...

When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... "Developed economies will pick up steam this year thanks to an array of ultra-loose monetary policies from major central banks and amid new signs of progress in the euro zone's debt crisis..." The poll showed upward revisions to 2012 growth predictions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... Greek debt swap would be successful. The euro bounced back above $US1.32 with dealers shrugging off decisions by central banks the ECB and Bank of England to keep interest rates steady as expected. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index jumped 1.18 per cent ...

Global govt bonds downgrade: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... unattractive,' saying risk premiums no longer compensate long-term investors for duration risk. On-going money printing by central banks and flows into assets perceived as safe have pushed the risk premium significantly lower, according to the firm ...

Fears Volcker Rule will hit sovereign bond trading

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
Central banks are lobbying the US government to relax key aspects of the Volcker Rule that they fear could weaken trading volumes for their sovereign bonds. The Volcker Rule was introduced by the Obama administration following the Global Financial Crisis ...

Long-term outlook bullish on emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Central banks focused on supporting growth have eased inflationary pressure in emerging markets, with a positive long-term outlook, according to the Templeton Emerging Markets overview for Q4 2011. China's reduction of cash reserve requirements for ...