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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... stocks took a breather from the bull market of 2013, pushing lower amid profit-taking and speculation of tighter monetary policy. At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 77.64 (0.48 per cent) to 16,008.77. The broad-based ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... points on Wednesday, as investors also digested news that Bank of England policy makers were united in maintaining monetary policy earlier this month. The CAC 40 in Paris slid 0.09 per cent to 4,268.37 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 bucked the trend ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... the week when major central banks dominate. We'll be given an intimate look at the debates and discussions on monetary policy at the US Federal Reserve (Fed), the Bank of England (BOE) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) when these central banks ...

QE according to Yellen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... "for some time". But just in case, that's not clear enough: "For these reasons, the Federal Reserve is using its monetary policy tools to promote a more robust recovery. A strong recovery will ultimately enable the Fed to reduce its monetary accommodation ...

Move the goalpost Mark

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... mind that since becoming governor of the BOE, and apart from introducing forward guidance, Mark Carney has kept monetary policy settings left by the former governor exactly as he found them - the Bank Rate at 0.5% and the asset purchase program ceiling ...

Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... proven the basis for a successful strategy. A world of high unemployment and enormous unused capacity suggests monetary policy must continue to be accommodative for an extended period of time," Leech said. Western Asset, which is a subsidiary of Baltimore-based ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... projected by analysts. Locally, in economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its statement on monetary policy. In equities news, Echo Entertainment, Commonwealth Bank, Hills Holdings and Ardent Leisure have annual general meetings ...

RBA and Melbourne Cup two-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... with the RBA interest rate announcement - should the odds in their favour go. Odds-on are for the RBA to stay (on monetary policy) and Fioreno to win (the Cup). On the surface, the RBA looks an easier bet - either it lowers interest rates or it doesn't ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... stock markets rose and the euro gained against the US dollar as traders await key US economic data and European monetary policy updates due later in the week. Shares in HSBC were among the biggest risers in London as strong quarterly earnings at Europe's ...

Savings trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... bourse soared to its biggest one-day gain in two weeks to near five-year highs yesterday. Hip, hip. We've got easy monetary policy here too you know. Record low interest rates - official cash rate at 2.5% -- that's boosting share and property prices. ...