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Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... market-friendly government policy. While quantitative easing in the US kick-started the equity market in 2009, continued stimulus has had a more limited effect. Furthermore, regulatory pressure on the banks such as the Basel III liquidity requirements ...

Corporate spending the catalyst for global markets

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... positive, were already reflected in the price of global assets. The strategy expert argues that even fresh tranches of stimulus via the US's quantitative easing policy, the ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions will do little to lift markets unless there ...

Reliance on improving global economy threatens big-four in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... Whitehouse continued: "We expect around 10% pre-tax returns from our preferred majors ANZ, CBA & WBC. A little more monetary stimulus should stoke economic activity should economic conditions come under renewed pressure. Our preferred majors do not appear ...

RBA holds rates but deploys rhetoric as magic pudding

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... look beyond cash deposits and fixed interest investments." Irrespective of whether you believe the RBA is trying to add stimulus by stealth, Pengana Capital's Tim Schroeders believes that the decision to hold rates is prudent economy management. "It ...

Westpac warns tough year ahead

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... Australian economy is robust relative to most other developed economies, still has room in its interest rates to provide stimulus and its connections to Asia's growth markets support its underlying strength." The bank's strategic priorities for 2013 ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... markets rose, with Tokyo rebounding from the previous day's losses as dealers welcomed the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) latest stimulus push. Trade was thin on Wednesday, with Wall Street closed for a second day as superstorm Sandy hit New York. Investors were ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... that, "Interest rates a significantly higher than the rest of the developed world leaving plenty of room for further stimulus. And a high Aussie dollar is great news for internet shoppers." James pointed to research which shows that only 5% of people ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... to 4,530.6. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed lower amid weak corporate earnings and after the Federal Reserve left its stimulus policies unchanged as expected. In closing trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 25.11 points (0.19 per cent) at ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... exports - jumped to a 20-month high to 65.01 million tonnes last month. Could this be why we haven't heard any additional stimulus measures from Premier Wen? There's a developing treat (yes, treat not threat) out of Europe too. Reuters reported over ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... markets were mixed, with concerns over Europe's debt crisis overshadowing strong gains in Shanghai and Hong Kong fuelled by stimulus hopes. With the corporate earnings season coming up, dealers were taking a cautious approach, while a cut in growth forecasts ...