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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader Eric Cantor had signalled their support for President Barack Obama's plan to attack Syria was weighing on market sentiment "That's the main reason our market is lower today," he said. Mr Weston ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... holiday, but stocks cooled considerably after Republican House Speaker John Boehner at mid-session backed President Barack Obama's call for military action against Syria. LONDON - European stocks fell in choppy trade as a US-Israeli missile test rattled ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... State John Kerry's comments that the use of chemical weapons in Syria was a "moral obscenity" and that President Barack Obama would demand accountability for the attacks. CMC market analyst Michael McCarthy said US stocks had been doing well before Kerry's ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... by the increasing likelihood of a US (and its Coalition) war with Syria (and Russia) following comments by US President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry.A You, I and Irene know what war is good for, don't we?A Absolutely nothing! Not only is war ...

Cormann commits to change in face of Labor moratorium

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... some positive changes together. There is nothing wrong with change per se," said Cormann. Channeling US President Barack Obama's famous 2008 election campaign he added: "We need change we can believe in." Bowen said that in calling for greater certainty ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... one or the other. Done! Not so fast. According to Mr. Soltas, "...the chair isn't the only appointment President Barack Obama will make to the Fed's Board of Governors next year. In fact, he may have to fill as many as five seats, counting the top one". ...

Reversing fortunes to another crisis?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Warren Buffett praises Fed stimulus measures

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... Nebraska. Buffett, who is chairman and chief executive of the global conglomerate, said that the decision by both Bush and Obama's administrations to follow aggressive quantitative easing programs had been the right one. "We've had a lot of fiscal stimulus. ...

US tax abolition to pave way for super fund inv

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
New reforms announced by US President Obama to abolish the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) will create a substantial opportunity for direct property and infrastructure investors, according to Russell Investments. Under current rules ...