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Slow and steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
WOW! Seen the latest ADP private payrolls number last night? The report showed 281,000 Americans found jobs in the private sector in June. This is the biggest monthly addition since the 293K added back in November 2012 and... it beat even the most optimistic ...

So good but for the wrong spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker appears to have celebrated America's 'Independence Day' three-days early. You'd be jingling your bells and singing hallelujah too, Virginia, when you look at what ...

NAB custody confirms partnership speculation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
In response to industry speculation, NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) has confirmed it is exploring the possibility of partnering with global custodians. A spokesperson for the custody arm of the National Australia Bank would not comment on which institutions ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
The share market is slightly lower as investors wait for more signs on the economy's health. Investors have shrugged off strong leads from the US to take profits as the 2013-14 financial year comes to an end, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner ...

James knows when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Jumpin' Jiminy Cricket Batman! The US Federal Reserve will begin to lift interest rates soon - that is, sooner than everyone in the planet expects. Bullard of bull (dropping?). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said so in his ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a fresh high. At 0803 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,390. The Dow ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a fresh high. At 0803 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,390. The Dow ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mixed with the Standard and Poor's reaching another record but the Nasdaq falling. At 0810 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,417. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following gains on Wall Street where investors weighed continued violence in Iraq and mixed US economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve policy statement. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after escalating violence in Iraq spooked investors and falling iron ore prices continued to pressure mining stocks at the end of last week. At 0822 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures ...