Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 671 - 680 of 1827 results for "Night"

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... now? Equities are once again flying high. Never mind the still inconclusive Italian elections because judging from last night's Italian bond auction, financial markets aren't really that scared. While yields offered for the new 10-year bond issue rose ...

Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The title just about describes the events of last night and the one before. Woe to Europe that's feeling antsy pantsy over Italy's result - or should I say, non-result - and the extrapolation of this into "skyfall" (Finally, I got the chance to use ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
Wall Street dropped big time overnight. Thank goodness for that. The S&P 500 index closed 1.8% lower last night. This is the biggest daily fall since the 2.4% drop registered on 7/11/2012 - the time when markets were neck-deep with worries. At the time ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... in the Eurozone, it's improving eco stats, Warren's purchase of Heinz, it's positive sentiment and all things good. Last night it was mergers and acquisition news that brightened the mood. According to Reuters, "Equity investors have to be encouraged ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... minus 0.5% overall. Well shiver me timbers! Hasn't the index fallen much more than those three days combined only a forth night before? On 4 Feb, the index dropped 1.5% on concerns over political uncertainty over reports that Spanish PM Rajoy could be ...

Don't meddle with super industry bodies warn Govt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... superannuation as a political pawn in the run up to the federal election, scheduled on September 14. Delegates attending last night's gala dinner at the SPAA conference in Melbourne also received an unsolicited letter from the prime minister Julia Gillard ...

Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Buffet buys beans (and ketchup) maker. I think this about sums up the major event of last night. Wall Street liked it. It closed on the up after a down opening buffeted (pardon the pun, or is this a pun?) by news of continuing contraction in the economies ...

Stop using super as political pawn: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... election bid by capitalising on iterations that the opposition would call off the increase in contributions. On Tuesday night opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey was forced to clarify that the coalition would not rescind the reforms if they win ...

Suggestions we don't support 12% CSG lies: Hockey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... "would go" even though the increase in superannuation is partly funded by the mining tax. A statement issued by Hockey last night said: "The Coalition's position is clear. The Coalition will repeal the failed mining tax. The Coalition remains committed ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... Union addresses are littered with unfulfilled ambitions..." Let's give another big yawn to that other 'main event' of last night, the G7 pre-Valentine's Day love-in and the interpretation of what they said about the issue 'du jour' - the currency war. ...