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US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... and double drat! There's not much of a bargain to be had for despite what reports call "a confluence of negative events", Wall Street's down only less than 3% for all of last week. Thursday's sharp 2.0% and Friday's minus 0.3% follow up send the S&P ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... at 5,556.4 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 75.5 points, or 1.34 per cent, at 5,547.6 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished lower despite a solid US jobs report and generally good corporate earnings as investors took a ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
By all indications, Wall Street should have closed on the hop last night, but it didn't. The S&P 500 index ended practically unchanged - up 0.01% -- despite the FOMC announcing it's steady as she goes (as expected) and the economy rebounding in the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates near zero and surprisingly strong second-quarter US economic growth data. At 0807 AEST on Thursday, the September ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... in-store kiosks in Georgia and South Carolina almost as a hybrid digital and human interaction 'clicks and mortar' approach. The Wall Street Journal reported that the new strategy is partly in response to pressure from MetLife shareholders to diversify ...

Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... squeezes. Yeouch! The sanctions would hurt 'the West' as much as it hurts Vlad. This is perhaps one of the reasons behind Wall Street's downing overnight despite reports that US consumer confidence surged to a better than expected 90.9 reading in July ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following losses on Wall Street after the United States and the European Union broadened sanctions on Russia, overshadowing US economic data and earnings reports. At 0808 AEST on Wednesday, the September ...

Dip-buying pays

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
So what's new in world of Wall Street today? In a word... nothing. Not a thing, Virginia. Equities, Treasuries, gold and copper closed basically unchanged overnight. Sure, sure there's still plenty of things to worry about on Wall Street. The latest ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following Wall Street's mixed performance after prominent corporate deals and a drop in pending home sales. At 0810 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points ...

It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... America over the past few months - that of slowly improving growth - and the risk-reward equation remains tilted on the side of Wall Street. The Fed would ensure it stays that way. More so, should this week's second quarter GDP growth and employment ...