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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... cent, at 5,024.5. NEW YORK - US stocks headed higher in opening trade after President Barack Obama laid out economic stimulus plans in his State of the Union address to Congress. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2.91 points ...

Insider selling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... - BOJ Governor Shirkawa is stepping down three weeks earlier than the expiration of his term in April (hip, hip, more stimulus would come three weeks earlier) - and China - its services PMI jumped to a 4-month high in January. But war - even a cold one ...

It's happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... gains, while the euro rose against the US dollar as traders digested Chinese inflation data and the announcement of a stimulus package in Japan. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies added 0.33 per cent to 6,121.58 points while Frankfurt's ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... European markets mostly finished in positive territory as traders digested Chinese inflation data, Japan's announcement of stimulus measures and a tepid Wells Fargo earnings report. At 0659 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... within the recession-hit 17-nation eurozone. Later comments by ECB chief Mario Draghi indicated that a further rate cut or stimulus measures were not on the cards. The BoE also maintained, as expected, its borrowing costs at a record low of 0.50 per ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... to reduce the US budget deficit. LONDON - European stocks rose on anticipation the Federal Reserve would announce more stimulus measures, while investors digested the news that a Greek debt buy-back scheme designed to release much needed EU-IMF bailout ...

Tough turkey for retirees this Christmas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... financial crisis. While borrowers were rejoicing and equity investors rubbing their hands with glee at the additional stimulus, O'Neill says the rate cut, the fourth in 2012, isn't good news for everyone. "The cut comes as a blow to retirees who depend ...

Interest rates to tumble below 2.5%: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... already been made in mining or the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will be forced boost construction and manufacturing with stimulus measures." While Miller commended the RBA for the flexibility it has shown in cutting interest rates by 125 bps in 12 ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... see a fall in bank share prices as banks are forced to divide their retail and investment arms. Conversely, Bernanke's stimulus measures may promote an increase in profitability. "Some investors and commentators may argue that the falls in bank share ...