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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... in the third quarter, when the economy expanded for the first time after four quarters of contraction and the worst recession in decades. But the gains began evaporating two hours after the opening bell. LONDON - An unexpectedly strong fourth quarter ...

Wall Street v Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... Italy, Spain) debt problem for the Eurozone. And news out overnight showed that the UK unconvincingly stepped out of recession after six straight quarters of contraction. UK Real GDP grew by a miniscule 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter. Japan was also ...

Cash lifelines still strong

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... 29 per cent in December, figures from the Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for January indicate. The threat of recession is a major factor pushing European investors in particular to take up defensive positions. "European investors are still dancing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... found that the world economy would rebound in 2010 with 2.4 per cent growth, but it warned that it could slump back into recession if state stimulus spending is wound up too early. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index finished down 92.34 points, or 1.67 ...

Bonds need a double dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... US recovery would turn into sustainable growth. Suddenly investors are concerned that America could double dip into a recession should the Federal Reserve start raising rates - possibly as early as mid-year. But if investors really believe that the US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... the executives agreed that banks' actions contributed to the crisis that paralysed the credit markets and worsened the recession, investors did not hear anything from the hearings that would encourage them to flee financial stocks. The improved forecast ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... ended weaker after a survey of corporate Japan showed firms plan to slash investment to cope with the fallout from the recession. But the market finished off its lows of the day as investors welcomed the news from Dubai. The benchmark Nikkei fell 2.19 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... weak, while Japan's government approved $US81 billion ($A88.86 billion) in stimulus measures to keep its economy out of recession. Meanwhile, a leading credit rating agency has cut its ratings on six Dubai state-linked companies due to worries about ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... report on Friday showed the economy shed 11,000 jobs last month, the smallest monthly loss since December 2007, when the recession began. The unemployment rate fell to 10 per cent from a 26-year high 10.2 per cent in October.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... Labor Department said the economy shed 11,000 jobs last month, the smallest monthly loss since December 2007, when the recession began. That's much better than the 130,000 losses Wall Street economists expected and an improvement from 111,000 jobs cuts ...