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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Australian shares look set to open higher following strong gains on international markets after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi signalled possible further stimulus measures and positive US jobs figures. At 0834 AEST on Friday, the December ...

A trillion euros is in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
What had been a mathematically-derived, guessed at and/or expected a,-1 trillion expansion in the European Central Bank's (ECB) balance sheet has just become fact - ECB President Mario Draghi promised - and it's unanimous. Most would have probably read ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... points and in Paris the CAC 40 jumped 1.89 per cent to 4,208.42 points. The gains erased losses posted Tuesday after the European Union slashed its economic forecasts for the eurozone. But equity markets brushed off news of sliding retail sales across ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... its export prices for the US market. Copper futures were down one per cent and gold also fell, as investors believe the European Central Bank will take further measures to boost the region's economy after the Bank of Japan unveiled a fresh round of stimulus ...

Why the eurozone cannot afford cheap oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... bond markets higher - is that it replayed fears of slowing global growth... coming as it did at the same time that the European Commission (EC) downgraded its growth and inflation forecasts for the Eurozone. The EC now expects GDP growth of just 0.8% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... widened in September to $US43.0 billion as exports slowed and imports remained flat from the previous month. LONDON - European markets fell sharply after the European Union slashed its economic forecasts for the eurozone, while the energy sector sank ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... markets and as the nation prepares to mark Melbourne Cup day. US stocks finished flat due to mixed economic data while European equities pulled back overnight. The risk-off sentiment had influenced the local share market, IG Markets market strategist ...

100% steady on the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... over the past month, there have been sea changes in other central banks' policies since the RBA's October meeting: The European Central Bank (ECB) announced the operational details of asset-backed securities and covered bond purchase programmes (2 October) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... straight month in September, for a 0.4 per cent annual decline, surprising analysts who expected a pick-up. LONDON - European equities pulled back, shedding some of last week's bumper gains as investors took profits and digested weaker-than-expected ...

The Infrastructure Fund reaches into Europe

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... transportation infrastructure assets in the United States, but Porterbrook presented the opportunity to secure our first European equity investment.A In the process, this allows us to further diversify our portfolio across new sectors and geographies ...