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Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... the result of its policy deliberations at 2:30PM (AEST). Markets expect no change in policy but would be scouring Governor Glen's statement for clues of what's next. Speaking of what's next, the European Central Bank's (ECB) Council meeting later this ...

Timely market surge for a tough budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... We'll have to wait until 7:30 tonight (AEST) to find out how bloody, sweaty and teary we'll get. Then again, there's Governor Glen Stevens we can count on to wipe those blood, sweat and tears away - or some of it. He's an accommodative central banker ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... economy away from investment in the resource sector, heavy front loading of fiscal consolidation should be avoided." Governor Glen - as with us, Australians all - must be sweating at the suspense. He counterbalanced Julia and Wayne's commitment to deliver ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from international markets after data showed a pickup in US job creation. At 0812 AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,417. Payrolls ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... and deliberated on monetary policy this week... and Japan and China and America. It's easy pickings for the RBA. Governor Glen would more likely than not... not change interest rates.A Not after he's "handover" (from mining to non-resources) speech in ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... four-month high (and rising?). The A$ fetched as high as US$0.9246 in overnight trade, reportedly following RBA Governor Glen's remarks at a Credit Suisse conference in Hong Kong that the Australian economy could grow above trend in the next 12-24 months... ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Wall Street and European markets which rebounded on regional economic data and European Central Bank talk that looser monetary policy could be in the offing. At 0810 AEDT on Wednesday, the June ...

A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
Uh-oh, Governor Glen Stevens won't be a happy little Vegemite this morning. No Virginia... not with headlines proclaiming the Australian dollar's comeback - as in, it's again on the rise against the US dollar. My Bloomberg screen shows the A$ fetched ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mainly positive lead from Wall Street as investors weighed improved unemployment claims data ahead of a key monthly jobs report. At 0820 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

When saving goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... the economy. The more the government saves, the more households save, the more businesses saves. Guess it's up to Governor Glen Stevens to save the day. But tell me how anyone could afford to pay zero percent interest rates with zero income? Saving for ...