Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/28/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD is likely to range trade today following on from overnight events. Positive steps in Greece and Spain saw market take a positive tone.
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Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/27/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is steady this morning after falling to its lowest level in more than two weeks on renewed concerns about the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.
Hurun Report: Billionaires wealth plummets with China property whip
China's pool of wealthy citizens got a little poorer as the double whip of low global demand and the weakened property market diminished additional millions in earnings, the latest Shanghai-based group's Hurun Report indicates.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/26/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar remains below 1.0400 following a surge in Spain's borrowing costs and protests against the country's austerity measures.
Global Markets Overview - 09/25/2012
Stocks pulled back Monday as weak German economic data and discord over plans for a European banking union brought out sellers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 20.55 points, or 0.2%, to 13558.92.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/25/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: After a dip overnight to below 1.0400 the Australian Dollar has recovered to the low 1.0400's as the quiet trading of the last few days continued.
Global Markets Overview - 09/24/2012
U.S. stocks on Friday finished nearly unchanged, giving Wall Street its first weekly drop for September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 17.46 points, or 0.1%, to 13,579.47, leaving it down 0.1% from the week-ago close.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/24/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has started the week's trading at similar levels to the end of last week's with no major announcements occurring over the weekend.
Global Markets Overview - 09/20/2012
U.S. stocks eked out slight gains Wednesday, supported by strength in the housing sector, as energy stocks dragged the market lower with oil futures tumbling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed up 13.32 points, or 0.1^*1, at 13,577.96, led by shares of Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and Home Depot Inc. (HD).
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/20/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD still remains firm as continued stimulus from around the world provides the AUD with a yield advantage.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/19/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is relatively unchanged this morning as markets continued to consolidate recent moves in what was essentially a quiet session overnight.
Global Markets Overview - 09/19/2012
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded to eke out a narrow gain Tuesday, though most stocks finished lower as investors digested a downbeat earnings forecast from economic bellwether FedEx. The Dow rose 11.54 points, or 0.1%, to 13564.64, climbing for the fifth time in six sessions and bouncing back from Monday's 40-point decline.
Global Markets Overview - 09/18/2012
U.S. stocks snapped a four-day streak of gains as concerns about steel demand weighed on materials shares and a late selloff in crude oil dented the energy sector.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/18/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has weakened overnight as the rally in equity and commodity markets associated with the US Fed's third round of quantitative easing last Thursday night lost strength.
Global Markets Overview - 09/17/2012
Energy and materials shares led U.S. stocks higher Friday, as the Federal Reserve's bond-buying plan continued to bring out buyers, overshadowing muted retail sales and industrial production data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 53.51 points, or 0.4%, to 13593.37, its fourth-straight daily gain.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/17/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar continued its firm tone over the weekend as the recent announcement of QE3 by the US Federal Reserve continues to push equity markets higher and the USD continues its downward path.
Spanish House Prices in Freefall, Amidst Struggling Economy
Spanish house prices continue to slide, as the economy slumps deeper into recession mainly due to weak demand and stringent austerity measures.
Global Markets Overview - 09/14/2012
Blue chips surged more than 200 points after the Federal Reserve announced a much-anticipated plan to aid the U.S. economy. The news sparked a similar rally in gold while rattling currency and fixed-income markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 206.51 points, or 1.55%, to 13539.86.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/14/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The US Federal Reserve pulls
the trigger on fresh stimulus measures, boosting risk
assets.
Global Markets Overview - 09/13/2012
U.S. stocks inched up to a new high on Wednesday as investors got their first look at the new Apple iPhone and turned their attention to Thursday's Federal Reserve policy statement.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/13/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is steady this morning after an overseas session that was positive following the German Constitutional Court (GCC) allowing the ratification of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to pass conditionally.
Chinese House Prices Bounced Back, Despite Economic Slowdown
Chinese property prices are now bouncing back, amidst central bank's decision to slash its key interest rates to boost the slowing economy.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/12/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has risen through USD1.0400 with currency markets sensing the FOMC will announce a third round of quantitative easing tomorrow night amidst news Moody's may consider downgrading America's credit rating.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/11/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is relatively unchanged this morning following a night of lacklustre trade in the currency markets.
Global Markets Overview - 09/10/2012
U.S. stock markets turned a weak jobs report into positive news Friday, ending higher on expectations that the data will lead to new Federal Reserve efforts to help the economy.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/10/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: Weaker US data and positive signs out of China propelled the Australian Dollar significantly higher in the offshore session on Friday.
China Struggles to Keep Home Prices Low on Peak Season
Home prices in China are seen stabilising amidst the beginning of traditional peak season which begins this month pushing forward the month of October.
Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/07/2012
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar rallied after Europe's central bank unveiled an unlimited but conditional bond-buying program to help alleviate the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis.
Christian Church Invests in Property in Singapore
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