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Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE | WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011

... overnight with Wall Street posting 4% gains after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed would keep US interest rates at "exceptionally low levels" for at least the next two years. In a statement released after the closely watched Federal ...

Fed move checks markets

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011

... it did last night was a pure stroke of genius. By putting a timeframe on when investors could expect higher US interest rates, it eliminated one source of uncertainty in the financial markets. Recall how earlier this year, speculation was rife that the ...

Higher US interest rates possible on downgrade

ALISON BEVEGE | THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011

A ratings downgrade of US sovereign debt would likely result in higher interest rates, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group said today. Financial markets are again in decline, spooked by the threat of the US losing its AAA rating on Treasury securities ...

US Fed hints at QE3

ALISON BEVEGE | WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011

... Cullens said he expects good value cyclical US stocks to outperform in the second half of the calendar year, with US interest rates kept low despite rising inflation. "We actually think that this calendar year will be a pretty good year in the second ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011

... high on Friday for the third straight day, as investors kept up a buying frenzy fuelled by the outlook for low US interest rates that has propelled bullion to its seventh consecutive weekly rise, its longest winning streak since 2007. At 1034 AEST, the ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010

... conviction. Wall Street is assured. Just look at the Dow -- it breached 11,000 points last Friday. And long-term US interest rates are falling too. As they should, with everyone and his dog trying to front run the Fed. Perhaps now if the stock market ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010

... going forward? Well, it sure as hell dispels worries that foreigners would stop lending to America for one. US interest rates would remain low for longer. America could continue on its business of stimulating its economy until the recovery sticks. China ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010

... prices sprinting higher on Tuesday. But analysts said trading was tentative as markets awaited a statement on US interest rates and economic prospects from the Federal Reserve. In London, the FTSE 100 index added 0.48 per cent, or 11.63 points, to close ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010

... assessment on Wednesday of US prospects by the Federal Reserve as well as an indication from Fed policymakers that US interest rates would remain near zero for the time being. But that sentiment vanished later in the European trading day after the US ...

Emerging markets look expensive: report

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010

... The research also suggests a neutral stance on the US market as the country's dollar looks to bottom out and US interest rates likely to rise. Bassanese's Investor Portfolio, which uses ETFs to invest in the medium term, has a 45 per cent allocation ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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