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Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... developments are developing perhaps they'll be the one needing a stiff drink - or two - this day. It was supposed to be an easy decision - just give Australians all what they want. Announce a 25 basis point rate cut and be done with it. The tame quarter ...

BTIM results impacted by acquisition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... to these results," said chief executive Emilio Gonzalez. "The acquisition represents about half our business so it's not easy to compare these results with the prior corresponding period when we've seen such transformational change over the past 12 months." ...

Dip buyers buy the dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... (dictat?) of 7.5% growth. But should the economy slow down more than Wen wants, Wen could "instruct" for it to be reversed easy or heads will roll. And certainly America is in a much better place today than it was just a few months ago. I've written ...

ECT assessments spike on government cap decision

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... acknowledging the importance of properly planning and managing contributions. "The quantum of the amounts means it could become quite easy for the Government to rely on," said Dunn. "Fortunately I think we'll continue to see a decline in the actual amounts ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... the ADB, the IMF, the OECD - were chiming in on the chorus. Back then I wrote in this space that, "It demonstrates how it's easy to get caught up in the mood of the moment and the silliness of extrapolating current dynamics into the future" and argued ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... rallied on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned the US economy was still fragile and the bank would keep easy monetary policy in place. While his comments played down recent strong jobs growth figures, traders on Wall Street jumped ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... markets, with Wall Street's major indices rallying after Dr Bernanke signalled the US central bank is not willing to exit its easy monetary policy until its scheduled end date in late 2014. In a speech on labour market issues, he said: "Further significant ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... that the job market has been improving, which is a welcome development indeed," undoubtedly helped by the Fed's cheap and easy money policies. The Fed has kept interest rates at 0-0.25% since December 2008, bought around US$2,300,000,000,000 worth of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... following gains on European markets and after Ben Bernanke said a still-weak job market merited the Federal Reserve keeping easy money policy in place. At the close of New York trade on Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 160.52 points (1.23 ...

Global govt bonds downgrade: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... Australia. The firm's research indicates that in the next year bond yields and risk premiums will be kept low by deleveraging and easy monetary policy but that in the medium-term there is likely to be a stronger and faster cyclical recovery than most ...