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May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... its best to make my conclusion real. And we all know, wherever Wall Street goes, there we will be - and most others. Last night's losses on "The Street" makes it three for three - three downs for the three trading days of May. There are so many explanations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... expected the Australian dollar to bounce back after the release of US April non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate on Friday night (AEST). "I reckon that will be a weak number making the US dollar soft again and the Aussie should get a bit of a boost ...

May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... economic climate between this month and last - only that this month is May. The US economy continues to strengthen. Last night's data release added evidence to this. The US Commerce Department reported that factory orders rose by 3 per cent in March ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... index retreated 2.54 points (0.19 per cent) to 1,361.07. The three indices had opened the session with gains after a late-night announcement Sunday by the White House that US forces had killed the Muslim extremist behind the September 11, 2001 attacks ...

Let's party!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... stays. So let's celebrate and have a good time. And celebrate Wall Street did. The S&P 500 closed 0.6 per cent higher last night. The Dow ended 0.8 per cent on the up and up and so did the Nasdaq. And hear this, the Russell 2000 Index of small US stocks ...

Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... captured back all that they've given away yesterday... and then some." And it sure did recover, "and then some" more last night. The Dow jumped by 1.5 per cent, the S&P 500 gained by 1.4 per cent and the Nasdaq soared by 2.1 per cent. It's becoming apparent ...

Thanks S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... their first quarter results beat expectations. Here are the report cards of two of the better-known names that reported last night: Goldman Sachs' reported revenues of US$11.9 bil and EPS of US$1.56 in the first quarter - both topped market expectations ...

Much ado over a known known

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
Is this the start of something big... or another dip buying op? Wall Street retreated big time last night. The S&P 500, the Dow and the Nasdaq all closed 1.1 per cent leaner. Is it perhaps investors want to gain a head start on that good 'ol adage ...

All up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... to form, the dip buyers came a-buying yesterday's dip. But there's something strange - really, really strange about last night's financial market action on Wall Street. The US stock market is up a little overnight because oil prices rebounded. Strange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... jumping on some very good profits." Goldman Sachs' call to unwind its crude, cotton, copper and platinum trade on Monday night local time had excited traders, he said. "The reason for getting out given by Goldman was demand destruction at these higher ...