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Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... and so-so -- but looking at the headlines: S&P 500 Rises to Record as Consumer, Tech Shares Rally (Bloomberg) European Stocks Advance as U.S. Manufacturing Accelerates (Bloomberg) Emerging-Market Stocks Set for Longest Gain in 15 Months (Bloomberg) Commodities ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... (Reuters) "Equities plunge on rising risks in Ukraine" (AFR) "Stocks slump as tension over Ukraine escalates" (AP) "European stocks slump as West warns Russia over Ukraine" (yahoo.com) Investors are bunkering down ahead of the weekend when Crimea decides ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... until 2015, "a few" favoured higher raising the rate "relatively soon," some even pointing to mid-2014. LONDON - European stocks markets remained largely flat as investors digested a rise in British unemployment and downbeat housing data from the winter-struck ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... unusually severe weather conditions in much of the country was largely to blame for the slump in confidence. LONDON - European stocks markets struggled for direction as investors react to regional economic data, including weaker business sentiment in ...

It must have been love

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... is in the air... everywhere you look around. "China Stocks Rise, Capping Biggest Weekly Gain Since September." "European Stocks Post Biggest Weekly Gain of 2014 on Fed." "Emerging Stocks Extend Best Week Since September on Data." "S&P 500 Nears Record ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... cent) to 1,799.82, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 22.31 (0.54 per cent) to 4,148.17. LONDON - European stocks ended moderately mixed on Monday, after solid gains ahead of the weekend despite poorly-received US jobs data. The Swiss stock ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... index sank to 51.3 from 56.5 in December, not far above the 50 level between expansion and contraction. LONDON - European stocks have tumbled as lacklustre reports on Chinese and US manufacturing activity outweighed the eurozone hitting a 32-month high ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... indeed it's beginning to tell us that our GDP growth and earnings projections are too high," Stovall said. LONDON - European stocks slid further on expectations of further stimulus withdrawal by the Federal Reserve adding to emerging market strains ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... highlighted falling retail sales, and slower-than-expected expansion in the manufacturing and services sector. But European stocks pared their losses after mixed US data sent Wall Street higher as markets continued to guess at when the Federal Reserve ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... 29-30 policy meeting, which suggested its $US85 billion-a-month in asset purchases could soon be reduced. LONDON - European stocks mostly pulled back as investors awaited clues as to whether the US Federal Reserve will seek to taper its economic stimulus ...