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Gold, gold, gold, but not to Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... Moodley said while forecasting the gold price "is a fool's game" the demand could nonetheless rise even higher if central banks begin to boost their gold holdings to sovereign risk concerns over US Treasurys. This could trigger a race for the precious ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... Italy - and soon, the entire Eurozone. Oh and in case you've forgotten QE2 is ending this month and emerging market central banks - led by China - are still in tightening mode. No worries, Ben will be there to ensure that by hook or by crook, rightly ...

Australian market to shrug off Greek woes

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... "The situation has worsened and nervous investors can expect more volatility across all markets, as governments and central banks wrestle with this issue in coming weeks and months," noted Mark Dutton, chief investment officer, AXA, Australia & NZ. Greece ...

Don't blame China for inflation: AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... developed markets. "The key to the prospects of a rise in global inflation lies in the policy response by the worlds' central banks, which face a tough policy environment."

Super problems to short-change retirees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... were not a good inflation hedge as share markets don't like rising interest rates. In a high-inflation environment, central banks raise rates. Retirees cannot rely on "average" returns from the stockmarket, he said, where super fund members have specific ...

Silver bullet downs market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... calling for? Lower commodity prices reduce inflationary pressures in emerging nations allowing their respective central banks to go for greater growth without overheating their economies. Lower commodity prices increase consumers' spending power in the ...

Buying op

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... and they will also lessen pressure on inflation which, in turn, would reduce monetary tightening pressure among central banks. Another dip, another buying op.

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... to escalating commodity prices, in particular the spike in the prices of food and oil. This will prompt calls for central banks to end quantitative easing and/or tighten monetary policy. Chinese authorities have already tighten and will be tightening ...

C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... under your bed. The risk of your money getting devoured by bed bugs is less than almost zero per cent offered by the central banks of these countries and the risk of it being swamped liquidity they've flooded their economies. There's Australia's inflation ...

Commodities rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... and the debasement of paper currencies resulting from the pumping of money, money, money by the world's biggest central banks. The tension in Libya and the MENA region is certainly a factor for continued gains in energy prices - up 35.5 per cent since ...