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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell decisively amid profit taking and anxiety about Chinese economic growth. At 0817 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down eight points at 5,352. Locally ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... gradually." In fact, BOJ governor Kuroda thinks that the economy "has been growing above its potential growth rate". Yup, Kuroda san said this at his press conference on 4 September when the BOJ kept monetary policy unchanged as expected. Sure, sure... ...

Instant replay of the song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... was Freudian slip. Though to be fair (to me), I did type last week that I'm with Janet - versus the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) - and what she delivered at the Jackson Hole in August: This is what I wrote last 10 September: "Sure, sure. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher following a mixed session on Wall Street and large losses locally on Monday. The September share price index futures contract is up three points at 5,476. US stocks have finished mixed as the tech-rich ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
What's in a word? Two words to be precise. Speculation that the Fed would (or would not) change these two words when it delivers its monetary policy statement on Wednesday (NY time) has focussed the minds of many an investor lately and... wet the pants ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
"Problems, problems, problems all day long Will my problems work out right or wrong?... Worries, worries pile up on my head Woe is me, I should have stayed in bed..." -- Everly Brothers A confluence of worries - old and new -- concerned Wall Street ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open lower following Friday falls on Wall Street. The September share price index futures contract is down 19 points at 5,519. US stocks have dropped as the West slapped new sanctions on Russia and traders saw ...

Liberalise economy or prepare for war, warns economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... 5% deflation caused by the depression. He said this cancelling-out effect was inherently unstable, and compared it to the San Andreas Fault in California. He said another liquidity crisis is just around the corner: "Get ready for the heart attack - the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher following overnight gains on Wall Street. The September share price index futures contract is up 18 points at 5,595. Enthusiasm about Apple's latest product launches have propelled US stocks higher ...

FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Thank you FRBSF! Join me Virginia, in thanking the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (yup, that's what the FRBSF stands for) for its recently-released economic research titled, "Assessing Expectations of Monetary Policy". Thank the FRBSF for bringing ...