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Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
Roll out the barrel, roll out the barrel of fun... for it's gonna be a good day, gonna be a good, good day for Australian equities. Well, at least at the open with the SPI futures trading up 36 points. Yes, at the open, for we've been here many, many ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... when translated back into the greenback. And oh, it also reduces inflation pressure. The Fed is clued in on this. The minutes of its 28-29 April FOMC meeting revealed that members discussed the "damping influence of the dollar's appreciation". "A number ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... weaknesses, including slackness in the job market despite unemployment at 5.4 per cent. Her comments came two days after minutes of the Fed's April policy board meeting made it clear that slow growth in recent months meant it was not expecting a rise ...

You can forget June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... remains live, depending on incoming data - particularly on employment and inflation. This is the main take-away from the minutes of the FOMC's 28-29 April meeting....but you can forget June... June is dead. "A few anticipated that the information that ...

RBA minutes lift stock market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local bourse had swung upwards soon after the release on the minutes of the Reserve Bank's May board meeting at 1130 AEST on Tuesday. "Those RBA minutes have struck a chord this morning and got ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... the June share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,687. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank releases minutes of its May board meeting, and the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is due out. In Australia, the market on Monday ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... were correct. The S&P/ASX 200 index did even better, rising by 64.1 points (1.1%) to 5698.70 points in the first 10 minutes of trade, and then... it sputtered, it seized up to end 9.32 points (0.2%) from its pre-"Mother's Day" closing level. Yes Virginia ...

The first is always the best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... 2015. Could be early 2016 or later that year. Or... until the twelfth of never? This, as much, is what the much-awaited minutes of the 17-18 March FOMC meeting told us. That Yellen & Co, themselves, aren't so sure of the when of the first federal funds ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... hold back economic growth this quarter. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its March board meeting. The ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is due out and the Australia, Japan and International ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... December - less than expectations for a 0.6% gain and definitely far below the BOJ's 2% target. Spoiler alert. The minutes of the FOMC's 27-28 January meeting could again railroad the BOJ's economic outlook with the yen/US$ rising by to A¥118.71 from ...