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Jobs a-plenty but not if Gillard could help it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... it was sensible to allow it time to do its work". Earlier this month (5 March), after the RBA decided to keep monetary policy settings as they were, Governor Glen noted that, "...there are signs that the easier conditions are having some of the expected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... on Friday helped by solid jobs data. But the figures were nonetheless seen unlikely to move the Fed to tighten monetary policy. The Labor Department reported that the economy generated a net 236,000 new jobs in February, far more than expected, pulling ...

More than five minutes this time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... widespread optimism that the sun couldn't help but rise again in 'The Land of the Rising Sun' as both fiscal and monetary policy go into reflation overdrive - to defeat two decades of deflation and lift the economy from its third recession in four years. ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... Australia, Inc. than USA, Inc. And if the economy falters? The RBA has plenty of room still to apply conventional monetary policy accommodation. The Fed, on the other hand, have no other choice but continue to destroy its balance sheet. And unemployment? ...

China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... market. I don't have to remind you that only last week, ECB President Mario Draghi almost said the same thing, "Our monetary policy remains accommodative... We are far from having an exit in mind". Soon these "whatever it takes" central bankers will ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... Mario is here. Last night, ECB President Mario Draghi left no room for interpretation when he said that, "Our monetary policy remains accommodative... We are far from having an exit in mind" -- just in case the bloggerati put words in his mouth as they ...

Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... dips. The S&P 500 index closed 0.6% on the up last night, encouraged by Uncle Ben's words. In his "Semi-annual "Monetary Policy Report to the Congress before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.", US Federal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... three-year low against the US dollar, while concerns eased that the US Federal Reserve could soon end its loose monetary policy. Investors in Japan cheered reports that the likely next central bank chief was in favour of aggressive monetary easing. Tokyo ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... analyst Stan Shamu said key resources stocks had tumbled after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's most recent monetary policy meeting suggested its quantitative easing may be halted. This, in turn, affected key commodity prices like gold, and caused ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... fell 1.18 per cent, or 133.45 points, to 11,173.83 ahead of the G20 weekend summit where Japan's controversial monetary policy will figure prominently. Hong Kong gained 0.13 per cent, or 31.31 points, to 23,444.56 while Seoul ended flat, edging up 1.57 ...