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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... on Friday showing inflation at a new three-year low provided some hope, giving authorities more room to loosen monetary policy, while industrial output figures also pointed to a pick-up in the economy. Tokyo fell 0.90 per cent, or 79.55 points, to 8,757.60 ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... cents to $58.25. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, Macmahon Holdings is due to hold its annual general meeting. National turnover was 185.8 million securities ...

The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... songs remain the same. The Reserve Bank of Australia, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England all kept monetary policy thingies as they were a few days ago. The song remains the same for Europe too - very, very much the same as what we've witnessed ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... points at 4,449. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, Macmahon Holdings is due to hold its annual general meeting. Also, special adviser to the prime minister ...

Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... some certainty over US fiscal policy. Weldon continued: "The stock market should benefit from the knowledge that monetary policy will now remain unchanged. Mitt Romney had pledged to remove Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve and was opposed ...

RBA says its ok

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... expected and recent information on the world economy slightly more positive, the Board judged that the stance of monetary policy was appropriate for the time being." This was how the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) explained its decision to leave the ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... until we get definite answers to this week's question marks - US elections, Greek austerity vote, ECB, BOE, RBA monetary policy decisions. And oh, there's also a question mark on which horse will win tomorrow's Melbourne Cup.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... $US1.2972. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly higher after the US Federal Reserve said it would keep its loose monetary policy in place until there is stronger evidence America's economy is back on its feet. The euro rose despite another round of ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... European stocks closed higher as traders digested mixed economic data before the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting. At 0628 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 4,482. No major ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... Something that would sure worry the members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) when it begins is two-day monetary policy deliberations later today. However, I don't think anyone expects the Fed to announce anything of significance after their ...