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Balanced funds ill-suited for fixed income blow-up

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... absolute return bond strategies," Fletcher said. While markets have reacted negatively to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's recent comments that tapering may end early 2014, but Fletcher said that the Federal Reserve interest rate hikes are tied ...

Data diarrhoea

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... your horses, another bout of uncertainty is starting to weave its way into the market rumour mills. What happens after Bernanke? Evan Soltas -- a contributing columnist on Bloomberg's 'The Ticker' - thinks it'll be a choice between Larry Summers and ...

Pengana eyes reporting season short-selling opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... miners, and materials were the laggards as investors started to adjust portfolios after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed the tapering of stimulus and Chinese growth showed signs of weakness. Demand for stocks with $US earnings benefitted ...

The game markets play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... been lifted before... I'm gonna be at your side, forevermore." - Jackie Wilson Forget Jackie Wilson, Bipbop Benny's (Ben Bernanke) rendition of this tune last week sounded much, much better to financial markets ears. Sure, sure - and as I've always insisted ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... Shanghai tumbled 1.52 per cent, or 30.75 points, to 1,992.65. Global equities rose this week after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke told lawmakers in Washington that the bank's $US85 billion-a-month bond-buying scheme would be kept in place as long ...

Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... markets this question, there surely would be a chorus of "yes it was!" They're still basking in the afterglow of Big Ben Bernanke's comforting words. In fact 'twas so good the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at fresh record highs overnight. So deym excellent ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... Dow member Intel. The new records followed a second day of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that came and went with no bombshells. Bernanke reiterated that the Fed plans to scale back its bond-buying program, but only ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's reassurances on the tapering of US stimulus measures. In his testimony to Congress, Dr Bernanke said the Fed would likely scale back its $US85 billion-a-month ...

Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... doesn't get any clearer than this! It's crystal! No more communications breakdown. No more failure to communicate. Big Ben Bernanke has delivered! While it's mostly a reiteration of the repeated message I've been telling you he's been telling us since ...