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STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors
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03-Nov-2013 18:48
Yells: "Hehehaha...enjoy life n live to the fullest..." |
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Oh.....I can't wait for my Christmas!!! Emmm...Roast turkey...log cake...red wine.....P...A...R...T....Y..... 🙈 🙉 🙊 🙊 🙉 🙈 🙈 🙉 🙊 Cheers!!! |
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03-Nov-2013 18:37
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Christmas coming.... get ready..... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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02-Nov-2013 05:05
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U.S. Stocks Rise Amid Factory Data, Corporate Earnings U.S. stocks rose, halting the first two-day drop in the Standard & Poor?s 500 Index in three weeks, as optimism about corporate earnings offset concern that improving economic data could prompt the Federal Reserve to trim stimulus. The S& P 500 climbed 0.3 percent to 1,761.64 at 4 p.m. in New York, after earlier falling as much as 0.2 percent. The equity gauge advanced 0.1 percent in the past five days, its fourth straight weekly gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 69.80 points, or 0.5 percent, to 15,615.55 today. About 6.8 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, 14 percent above the three-month average. 
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Stocks finished the week with gains on Friday, and investors are cautiously optimistic that this year's rally still has legs.The Dow Jones industrial average, the S& P 500 and the Nasdaq all rose slightly. For the week, the Dow and the S& P 500 ended up a bit, while the Nasdaq posted a small loss. Stocks are coming off a strong month. The S& P 500 gained 5% in October, a significant jump considering the government was shut down for more than two weeks. The Dow and S& P 500 are both hovering near record highs. If history is any guide, the good times should keep on rolling. The S& P 500 has gained in November more than 60% of the time over the past 30 years, according to Schaeffer's Investment Research. Ryan Detrick, senior technical analyst Schaeffer's, said November and December have been even stronger in years when stocks have rallied during the first quarter. The theory is that investors who missed the early gains try to make up for it in the final months of the year, he said. " We expect to see aggressive buyers into the end of year on any and all pullbacks," said Detrick. Even with the S& P 500 up 23% this year, investors continue to pile into stocks. Investors poured more than $10 billion into equity funds during the six day period ending Oct. 29, according to data from EPFR Global. The Fed's bond buying program has been a major catalyst of the bull market over the past few years. While the central bank is expected to stay on hold into next year, investors have been keeping close tabs on the latest economic data to gauge when the Fed might start to pull back on its stimulus efforts. There was only one major economic report released Friday. But the news was good. The manufacturing sector continued to expand in October. The ISM index rose to 56.4, up from 56.2 in September and topping forecasts. |
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02-Nov-2013 04:58
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World MarketsNorth and South American markets finished mixed as of the most recent closing prices. The S& P 500 gained 0.29% and the IPC rose 0.10%. The Bovespa lost 0.45%.
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02-Nov-2013 01:02
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01-Nov-2013 22:51
Yells: "Sometimes you think you know, but in fact you dont" |
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We, the citizens of Singapore,pledge ourselves as one united people,regardless of race, language or religion,to build a democratic society based on justice and equality so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation.
Huat ah singapore.... must catch the hacker that threaten singapore.... please do ur part everyone..... knn threaten singapore.... SINGAPORE HUAT AH.... market will be better so everyone can recover some of their losses.... |
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01-Nov-2013 19:11
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Short sell orders executed on 1 November 2013 http://www.sgx.com/wps/wcm/connect/sgx_en/home/market_info/short_sale/short_sale_daily/DailyShortSell20131101.txt http://www.sgx.com/wps/portal/sgxweb/home/company_disclosure/cdp_buying_info/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjR0cTDwNnA0sDC3cLA0_XsDBfFzcPQws_E6B8JJK8f6ihuYFnqFOgiVNYqKG3owkB3X4e-bmp-gW5EeUAfAYSFA!!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ |
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01-Nov-2013 16:08
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Boss we love you ! Please support the market !
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01-Nov-2013 12:17
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STI corrected! http://stockmarketmindgames.blogspot.sg/2013/11/sti-corrections-as-per-speculated-on.html |
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01-Nov-2013 11:20
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China's manufacturing activity expanded at its strongest pace in 18 months in October, another sign of increasing strength in the world's second-largest economy. |
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01-Nov-2013 07:15
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penny stocks will be favour again into 2014....like i say the worst already here.... and it shall be over us by today.....
You always buy when there is fear .... Do u sense fear? |
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01-Nov-2013 05:42
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World MarketsNorth and South American markets finished mixed as of the most recent closing prices. The Bovespa gained 0.15%, while the S& P 500 led the IPC lower. They fell 0.38% and 0.03% respectively.
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U.S. Stocks Fall on Stimulus Speculation Amid EarningsBy Nick Taborek - Nov 1, 2013 5:00 AM GMT+0800
U.S. stocks fell, giving the Standard & Poor?s 500 Index its first two-day slide in three weeks, on speculation the Federal Reserve will scale back stimulus in coming months as investors assessed earnings. The S& P 500 dropped 0.4 percent to 1,756.54 at 4 p.m. in New York, after fluctuating between gains and losses during the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 73.01 points, or 0.5 percent, to 15,545.75. About 7.2 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, 21 percent above the three-month average. ?The market is re-rating expectations to maybe earlier Fed tapering than consensus,? Andres Garcia-Amaya, New York-based global market strategist at JPMorgan Chase & Co.?s mutual funds unit, said in a phone interview today. His firm oversees $400 billion. ?The Fed was a little bit more hawkish than people expected, not a lot, but incrementally more hawkish.? The S& P 500 (SPX) fell 0.5 percent from a record yesterday, halting four days of gains, as the Fed fueled bets it may begin to cut stimulus in the coming months. The central bank maintained $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, saying that while the economy shows signs of ?underlying strength? it needs to see more evidence of sustainable improvement. Taper TimingEconomists at Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Plc said yesterday?s Fed policy statement opens the possibility of reduced bond purchases as soon as December. The odds of a taper in January rose to 45 percent, from 25 percent before the decision, according to Citigroup. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg Oct. 17-18 had predicted the Fed would begin paring stimulus in March. ?We don?t expect anything really before the March time frame,? David Roda, the Miami-based regional chief investment officer for Wells Fargo Private Bank, said in a phone interview. His firm manages $170 billion. ?Even though the jobs data is slowly improving, the pace of improvement has slowed and the quality of job growth is certainly not that great.? Economic DataFed stimulus has helped propel the S& P 500 higher by more than 160 percent from a 12-year low in 2009. The gauge surged 4.5 percent in October, for the biggest monthly gain since July, as lawmakers ended a 16-day government shutdown and agreed to extend the U.S. borrowing authority, avoiding a possible debt default. Stocks slumped earlier today after a report showed business activity in the U.S. expanded in October as orders and production surged. The MNI Chicago Report business barometer jumped to 65.9 from 55.7 in September, the biggest monthly increase in more than three decades. Readings above 50 signal expansion. Separate data showed fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week as a backlog in California?s reporting cleared. |
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01-Nov-2013 05:39
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U.S. Stocks Fall on Stimulus Speculation Amid Earnings By Nick Taborek - Nov 1, 2013 5:00 AM GMT+0800 U.S. stocks fell, giving the Standard & Poor?s 500 Index its first two-day slide in three weeks, on speculation the Federal Reserve will scale back stimulus in coming months as investors assessed earnings. The S&P 500 dropped 0.4 percent to 1,756.54 at 4 p.m. in New York, after fluctuating between gains and losses during the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 73.01 points, or 0.5 percent, to 15,545.75. About 7.2 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, 21 percent above the three-month average. ?The market is re-rating expectations to maybe earlier Fed tapering than consensus,? Andres Garcia-Amaya, New York-based global market strategist at JPMorgan Chase & Co.?s mutual funds unit, said in a phone interview today. His firm oversees $400 billion. ?The Fed was a little bit more hawkish than people expected, not a lot, but incrementally more hawkish.? The S&P 500 (SPX) fell 0.5 percent from a record yesterday, halting four days of gains, as the Fed fueled bets it may begin to cut stimulus in the coming months. The central bank maintained $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, saying that while the economy shows signs of ?underlying strength? it needs to see more evidence of sustainable improvement. Taper Timing Economists at Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Plc said yesterday?s Fed policy statement opens the possibility of reduced bond purchases as soon as December. The odds of a taper in January rose to 45 percent, from 25 percent before the decision, according to Citigroup. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg Oct. 17-18 had predicted the Fed would begin paring stimulus in March. ?We don?t expect anything really before the March time frame,? David Roda, the Miami-based regional chief investment officer for Wells Fargo Private Bank, said in a phone interview. His firm manages $170 billion. ?Even though the jobs data is slowly improving, the pace of improvement has slowed and the quality of job growth is certainly not that great.? Economic Data Fed stimulus has helped propel the S&P 500 higher by more than 160 percent from a 12-year low in 2009. The gauge surged 4.5 percent in October, for the biggest monthly gain since July, as lawmakers ended a 16-day government shutdown and agreed to extend the U.S. borrowing authority, avoiding a possible debt default. Stocks slumped earlier today after a report showed business activity in the U.S. expanded in October as orders and production surged. The MNI Chicago Report business barometer jumped to 65.9 from 55.7 in September, the biggest monthly increase in more than three decades. Readings above 50 signal expansion. Separate data showed fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week as a backlog in California?s reporting cleared. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1.4顆 原 子 彈 ！ 先 上 下 後 左 右 台 北 市 搖 晃 58.88秒 NOWnews ? 2013年 10月 31日 下 午 9:06記 者 李 鴻 典 ／ 台 北 報 導
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花 蓮 規 模 6.3地 震 全 台 有 感 中 央 社 ? 2013年 10月 31日 下 午 8:27（ 中 央 社 記 者 汪 淑 芬 台 北 31日 電 ） 今 天 晚 上 8時 2分 ， 花 蓮 發 生 芮 氏 規 模 6.3大 地 震 ， 全 台 有 感 ， 最 大 震 度 是 花 蓮 紅 葉 6級 ， 花 蓮 市 、 南 投 合 歡 山 和 宜 蘭 南 山 5級 、 新 北 市 4級 。 根 中 央 氣 象 局 地 震 測 報 中 心 最 新 地 震 報 告 ， 這 起 地 震 震 央 在 花 蓮 瑞 穗 鄉 ， 深 度 19.5公 里 ， 最 大 震 度 是 花 蓮 6級 ， 其 次 是 南 投 、 宜 蘭 、 花 蓮 市 5級 ， 嘉 義 、 台 東 、 桃 園 、 新 北 4級 ， 新 竹 、 苗 栗 、 台 中 、 彰 化 、 雲 林 、 台 北 、 屏 東 3級 ， 高 雄 、 台 南 2級 。 1021031 |
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31-Oct-2013 19:10
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Short sell orders executed on 31 October 2013 http://www.sgx.com/wps/wcm/connect/sgx_en/home/market_info/short_sale/short_sale_daily/DailyShortSell20131031.txt http://www.sgx.com/wps/portal/sgxweb/home/company_disclosure/cdp_buying_info/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjR0cTDwNnA0sDC3cLA0_XsDBfFzcPQws_E6B8JJK8f6ihuYFnqFOgiVNYqKG3owkB3X4e-bmp-gW5EeUAfAYSFA!!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ |
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US FOMC ? tapering delayed Written By Stock Fanatic on Thursday, October 31, 2013 The Fed's decision to keep the status quo for the QE programme was in line with our and market expectations. We think there are two reasons that weaken the case for tapering in the near term:
1) the lingering uncertainties about the budget and debt ceiling entering the new year, as the leadership agreed to extend the debt ceiling until 7 Feb and government funding until 15 Jan, and
2) the mixed economic signals amid the uncertainty over the impact of the partial government shutdown on economic activity in 4Q13.
In a nutshell, we only expect the Fed to initiate the tapering of asset purchases once there is stronger economic improvement and the smooth resolution of the political impasse over the budget and debt issues. We think that the QE tapering may be delayed until 2Q-3Q 2014.
" The Committee decided to await more evidence that progress will be sustained before adjusting the pace of its purchases.? Fed puts tapering plan on hold for now...
As widely expected, the Fed decided to keep its policy rate and QE programme status quo after the conclusion of a two-day meeting. The mixed economic data signals and the impact of the 16-day partial government shutdown were key reasons for the Fed's announcement of no tapering. We think that the odds are low that the Fed will act at its final meeting this year on 17-18 Dec, as another round of budget and debt negotiations is scheduled in mid-Jan and early-Feb, respectively. As such, Ben Bernanke may decide to pass the baton to Janet Yellen as his term ends on 31 Jan 2014.
... amid skewed economic signals
The Fed said that household spending and business fixed investment remain encouraging, but the recovery in the housing sector has slowed. The Fed also pointed to fiscal policy as restraining economic growth. The temporary layoffs in the private sector tied to the government shutdown skewed the recent initial jobless claims sharply higher above trend and private sector employment also slowed. Going into the government shutdown, the manufacturing sector was flat and consumer sentiment turned less upbeat about the job market and long-term prospects.
Playing the waiting game
Given the earlier comments by Fed officials suggesting that the Fed may hold off its tapering for quite some time, we expect the Fed to push back the unwinding of monetary stimulus to 2Q-3Q 2014. In addition, there is lingering uncertainty over the budget and debt issues. The deferment of QE tapering will likely spur risk appetite and thus, support emerging market assets. (Read Report)
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Federal Reserve prolongs stimulus 
Ben Bernanke's top goal -- substantial improvement in the job market -- is still eluding him. NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
Call it QE-Indefinitely.There's still no end in sight for the Federal Reserve's stimulus program -- known as quantitative easing -- after the central bank met this week and decided to continue buying $85 billion in bonds each month. In a statement released after the conclusion of its policy meeting, the Fed pointed to fiscal policy (a.k.a. government spending cuts, the shutdown and debt ceiling debate) as " restraining economic growth." While the Fed continued to characterize the overall economy as expanding at a " moderate pace" -- the same as at its prior meeting -- it did downgrade its assessment of the housing market slightly. " The housing sector slowed somewhat in recent months," the statement said. Related: This could be the largest Fed stimulus yet The central bank has been buying $85 billion in bonds every month since September 2012, and has said it will continue to do so until the job market improves " substantially." The program is now nearing $1 trillion in total, yet that goal remains elusive. Sure, the unemployment rate, at 7.2% is slightly lower than it was, but so too is the country's labor participation rate. Only 63% of Americans ages 16 and over either have a job or are looking for one -- the lowest level since 1978. Meanwhile, hiring is stuck in slow motion, averaging 185,000 news jobs added in each of the last 12 months. Overall, not much has changed in the job market since last year. What about 'tapering'? Investors had previously thought the Fed would begin slowing its stimulus plan by now, in a gradual wind-down process dubbed " tapering." Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said as much back in June, when he remarked " We anticipated that it would be appropriate to begin to moderate the monthly pace of purchases later this year." But Bernanke has also said the Fed's decision will depend on the economic data. That's been a problem since the October government shutdown delayed some economic reports and is expected to muddle some of the data in the coming months, and the debt ceiling standoff could still resurface early next year, weighing on the economy once again. Add in the Fed's leadership transition, as Bernanke's term ends in January, and Fed watchers largely think the central bank has to wait until at least its March 2014 meeting, before making any major policy changes. " I don't think Federal Reserve Board members would feel very comfortable about beginning the tapering process until we're closer to 200,000 jobs added each month. We're a long way from there -- in fact we're moving in the wrong direction," said Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics. Why there isn't a bond bubble
Others even predict the job market weakness will persist so long, the Fed might opt to continue bond purchases at full strength, through at least June. If these predictions come true, this round of QE is likely to total more than either of its two predecessors: QE1 totaled $1.5 trillion and the second round of stimulus added up to about $600 billion. What does this mean for interest rates? Before the Great Recession, the Fed's main tool was its short-term interest rate. Lowering the rate made it cheaper to borrow money, which aimed to stimulate the economy. But the central bank has already kept that rate near zero since December 2008, and that's one reason it is resorting to more unconventional policies like quantitative easing. The hope is by buying all these bonds, the Fed will lower long-term interest rates too. Mortgage rates are one noticeable area where consumers may notice the effect. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell as low as 3.4% in April, but then started rising during the summer, as investors predicted the Fed would cut back on stimulus. Now that the Fed is standing pat, the rate has been falling again, and as of last week, it was 4.1%. The longer the Fed continues QE, the lower rates could fall. Not everyone is happy... QE remains a controversial policy. At every meeting this year, Kansas City Fed President Esther George has been voicing concerns that the Fed could be overstimulating the economy and even risk inflating a bubble. She voted against the decision, citing " the risks of future economic and financial imbalances." She was the only dissenter among the Fed's 10 voting members. |
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Fed maintains stimulus, says government policy hits growth The US Federal Reserve kept its stimulus programme in place as expected on Wednesday, but said that the government's fiscal policy is a drag on the economy. WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve kept its stimulus programme in place as expected on Wednesday, but reiterated the government's fiscal policy is a drag on the economy. In their first meeting since the government shutdown at the beginning of October, Fed policy makers made no reference to the potential impact that laying off hundreds of thousands of workers for 16 days might have had on the economy. Nor did the Federal Open Market Committee hint at the direction of future policy, amid widespread anticipation over when it might rein in the $85 billion a month stimulus. Instead, after a month of mostly dull and inconsistent data - much of it delayed and skewed by the shutdown - the FOMC stressed the need to see more evidence of sustained progress before taking action. After a two-day meeting - the first since Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen was nominated by the White House to replace Chairman Ben Bernanke on February 1 - the FOMC described economic activity as having " continued to expand at a moderate pace." The panel said that household spending and business investment are still advancing, inflation remains well in check, and the labour market continues to improve. Risks to the economy have " diminished, on net, since last fall," the FOMC said, repeating observations from its last statement on September 18. At the same time, unemployment remains elevated, the policymakers said, underscoring the need for continued support to the economy from its ultra-low interest rates and quantitative-easing (QE) asset-purchase programme. There was no comment on the October 1-16 shutdown, despite numerous independent analysts estimating that it took some $24 billion out of the economy and would cost it up to 0.5 percentage points from growth in the fourth quarter. Preliminary data released in the past week suggests that consumer spending slowed and consumer and business confidence suffered as a consequence. And there was no allusion to worries that the same show of political brinksmanship that forced the shutdown could resume in January if fresh budget talks between Republicans and Democrats again prove fruitless. The temporary budget for the current 2014 fiscal year runs only through January 15. But the Fed policymakers did reiterate a view that Bernanke has been pressing since last year, that tightening government spending is holding back the economy's rebound from the 2008-2009 recession. " Fiscal policy is restraining economic growth," the FOMC said, tersely. US stocks, which hit fresh all-time highs on Tuesday, were lower on Wednesday prior to the meeting, and continued to fall afterward, with the S& P 500 losing 0.49 percent. The dollar was higher, with one euro buying $1.3730, compared with $1.3770 before the announcement. Markets have fixed on the Fed's handling of the QE taper since May when Bernanke said that, if the economic data held up, the Fed would begin slowing the asset purchases late this year and wind them up by mid-2014. That sent bond yields and interest rates surging, and wreaked havoc in the capital and currency markets of emerging economies around the world. Since then, though, the FOMC has held back, amid an apparent slow spot in the economy since August and with policy battles in Washington having dimmed consumer and business confidence. Economist Paul Edelstein of IHS Global Insight called the slightly positive Fed statement " puzzling in light of the recent fiscal turmoil and lingering risks." At the same time, he noted, it gave no signal on reducing the bond-purchase programme. " The Fed's short-term objective is to protect the economic recovery from Washington headwinds," he noted. With another battle looming in January, it means the Fed might hold off on the taper until March, according to Edelstein. Harm Bandholz of UniCredit said that economic data could prove strong enough for the FOMC to cut asset purchases beginning in January. At the same time, he acknowledged, " Financial markets have already pushed back taper expectations to March." - AFP/de
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