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Economics

It's the twit not the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Yes Virginia, this to me, is what caught Wall Street by surprise. Economic growth sped up rather than slowed. You, I and Irene know exactly what this implies, do we not? T-A-P-E-R.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Australian shares look set to open lower following falls on Wall Street where Twitter made its market debut.

Market Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened weaker ahead of the release of October's official employment figures.

Mohammad goes to mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
Could it be that USA 2010 onwards is repeating the history of Japan Inc. circa late 1980's when the keiretsu ruled?

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets with sentiment buoyed by strong German and British industrial sectors data.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
Australian stocks have started the local session on the back foot, following weakness on international markets.

Debt, deficit, now deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
The ECB's choice is easy peasy, go a chop, chop, chopping interest rates to reverse the downtrend in inflation...or it could wait for the Fed to do it for them when (if?) it tapers.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets retreated after downward revisions of eurozone growth and unemployment.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Australian shares are firmer as buoyant global equity markets boost resource stocks and investors rediscover their love of banks.

RBA and Melbourne Cup two-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Odds-on are for the RBA to stay (on monetary policy) and Fioreno to win (the Cup). On the surface, the RBA looks an easier bet - either it lowers interest rates or it doesn't - whereas Fioreno have to outrun a field of 23 other equines.