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Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... highest level in nearly 13 years - from 6.1% in the previous month. If you think that's bad, try looking into JP Morgan's crystal ball. Last week, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported that, according to JPM, "The Australian economy is "sliding down ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains in oil prices and US and European sharemarkets. The March share price index futures contract was up 76 points at 5,307. On Friday, Wall Street stocks gained one per cent as oil prices rebounded ...

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Ahh yes, it's the time of the year again folks...the time when the World Bank WEP) releases its crystal ball's read on the year ahead....and despite the myriad of 'Happy New Year' wishes wished upon us when 2014 became 2015, the WB's crystal ball says ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... big mighty stretch. Not only a stretch, it's simply wrong if Westpac's present guess proves to be on the ball. Westpac's crystal ball says the dollar-A would head the other way - rise to US$0.88 next month, then to US$0.90 by the middle of next year ...

Conditions and confidence collide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... highest since February 2008 and well over its long-run average of plus 5. Well, that is clearly surprising, is it not? Crystal. RBA Governor Glenn Stevens A may have finally made the horse drink the water of cheap funding. But whoa boy, hold your horses! ...

Rejoice for the A$ has fallen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... fruition - that of the dollar-A fetching only 66 cents of the USA's currency (though it won't be until 2015 as Adam's crystal ball predicts). Gov Glenn must be smiling (recall that he wants the A$ to be closer to US$0.85), he's finally getting his wish ...

FPA chair Rowe stands down, Kendall takes the reins

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... financial planner and pro bono advice advocate Neil Kendall. Board member and iPac chief executive Patrick Canion and Crystal Wealth financial planner Louise Lakomy are also stepping down. They will be replaced by Financial Spectrum general manager and ...

Nikko AM ups weighting to global shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
Nikko Asset Management has increased its overweight in global equities in light of a positive macroeconomic environment and accommodative US monetary policy. The global investment committee of the Tokyo-based asset manager decided to raise its overweight ...

Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... correction) or another dip begging to be bought? This time it's the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that did it. Its crystal ball now shows the world growing by 3.3% this year (from 3.4% predicted in July) and 3.8% (from 4.0%) in 2015. The title of ...

Independence Day for the US economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... Business News interview where he declared that he foresees the Fed lifting interest rates in the first quarter because his crystal ball says the unemployment rate would drop below 6.0% by the end of this year?A Well, well, well... with six more months ...