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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... European stocks tumbled on weak US economic growth data, and before the outcome of the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy meeting. Frankfurt's blue-chip DAX 30 index plunged 3.21 per cent on Wednesday to close at 11,432.72 points, while the CAC ...

Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
In three days time, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will again meet to talk about monetary policy. Chances are there's little chance of a change in policy settings. The BOJ board would decide to keep settings as they did at the 7-8 April gabfest -- key interest ...

Mining capex in a hole

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... reach 7% by December and the RBA will cut interest rates by 50 basis points. BlackRock says economic growth and monetary policy are diverging globally and the US Federal Reserve is gearing up for its first rate rise since 2006. The firm says the central ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... Australian investors to increase exposure to global fixed income." BlackRock, which manages US$4.77 trillion, says easy monetary policy around the world has dampened volatility and inflated asset prices. Currently BlackRock prefers equities over bonds ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
As expected, the Bank of England (BOE) decided to do nothing at its 9 April monetary policy meeting, stating that: "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to ...

What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... sustainable economic growth" but would welcome "Any help in boosting sustainable growth from other policies" because "monetary policy alone won't deliver... a durable and sustainable increase in growth, in an environment where private leverage is already ...

Larry Fink warns of bubble in income assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... bank liquidity measures. In a letter to shareholders, BlackRock chief executive Laurence Fink said aggressive monetary policy was the biggest driver of asset-price bubbles forcing yield-starved investors to turn to lower-rated credits and longer-duration ...

IMF predicts drop in foreign earnings

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... economy and exacerbating a long-anticipated decline in resource related investment. The outlook suggests supportive monetary policy and a somewhat weaker exchange rate will underpin non-resource activity with Australia's growth gradually rising between ...

Fund manager insists active approach not broken

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... expansions without supporting economic or earnings growth. But there are signs that because the extraordinary monetary policy has ended, the market has returned to its fundamentals. "Only in the last four months of 2014, as QE3 came to an end, did stocks ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... Financial Stability Report offered five policy messages about the asset management industry, focusing on navigating monetary policy challenges and managing risks. Among the messages the IMF has called for "hands on" supervision with better data and oversight ...