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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... adviser Adrian Leppinus said commodities stocks had fared worst during morning trade amid a broad-based decline. "The US dollar has shown some strength in the last few days so there's been a large trade in that space, buying gold, buying oil and buying ...

Low rates to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... financial markets when he spoke before the Economic Club of Washington last night. Remember that before the weekend, the US dollar surged as markets brought forward their expectations of the first hike in the fed funds rate from somewhere around 2011 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... mixed leads from US markets. Commodity stocks may decline after the price of raw materials slipped overnight as the US dollar rose. At 0806 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was one point higher at 4,674. In ...

We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... answers Cos I, I'm ready to take all my chances with you." -written by Keith Diamond and Billy Ocean So what happened? The US dollar shot up. Not due to safe-haven buying this time - equity markets were also up -- but because markets now expect the US ...

Desert Storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... be safe to assume that the answer to this is none, no one, not a soul. Sure we have the usual suspects warning of the US dollar carry trade prompting speculation and a bubble in emerging markets. Nobody expected Desert Storm to hit. Not even the experts. ...

Posh playground turns sandpit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... Japan, et. al. were warning about just a week ago? Is this the speculative frenzy into emerging markets driven by the US dollar carry trade, driven by ultra low US interest rates? Time and again, we are shown the nasty consequences of when debt becomes ...

Small thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... purchasing 200 tonnes of gold from the IMF - is offering to buy the 201.3 tonnes remaining in the IMF's coffers. But with the US dollar in decline, other central banks are looking to increase their reserves too. Think China. Think Japan. Think Russia. ...

QIC wins $100m from QSuper

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... fixed income opportunity set, has delivered 13 per cent (gross) per annum since July 2005. In May 2009, a (Irish QIF) US Dollar denominated Global Fixed Interest Alpha Fund was launched for international investors. The QIC GFI Alpha Fund utilises the ...

Yamashita's treasure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... the purchase of gold coins. In 2006 only around 100 new accounts were opened each month. Anxiety over the value of the US dollar, future inflation and the US government debt suggest that demand for gold would continue to increase in the coming months. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... set to open higher with US and European markets posting gains on positive US housing data and the impact of a weaker US dollar on commodities. At 0758 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 31 points higher at ...