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Taper trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
"Don't fight the Fed!" I re-introduced this old saying on Wall Street at the end of last week to characterise the financial markets' behaviour du jour. The S&P 500 surely doesn't want to -- it closed at another fresh record high last week...and could ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street driven by better-than-expected earnings from Amazon and Microsoft and solid results from Procter & Gamble and UPS. At 0816 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures ...

SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has released its assessment report of their Wall Street cyber attack simulation and while it confirms their protocols performed adequately, it was the soft attack weapons that were ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher following a mixed performance on international markets as investors await key US jobs figures. At 0807 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,346. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street that took the S&P 500 to a new all-time high and gave the Nasdaq a 1.3 per cent gain. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
They did it again! Yes Virginia, Washington did what most Tom, Dick and Harriet expected it would do. It reached a compromise deal at the 11th hour. Wall Street's happy, especially those who stayed the course and saw through the political shenanigans ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed higher for a second straight session on rising optimism about a Washington deal to avert a debt default. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Australian shares are half a per cent higher after the US Congress appeared ready to raise the debt ceiling. The big banks all gained but the big miners slipped after the US House of Representatives and Senate looked poised to confirm a budget deal ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US Senate leaders reached a deal for a temporary budget and to extend the debt ceiling, ending the government shutdowm. At 0826 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 14 and counting...3 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. But wait! There's news just out. Washington, it seems, is gonna kick the can a little farther. It won't be 22 November as reported last week, it'll now be 15 Feb 2014. Reuters ...