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No-bull bull market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... austerity measures in return for EU/IMF aid), China and other emerging markets remain in tightening mode, and just last night, Burma and Thailand were shaken by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake. But did equity markets care? Here's Bloomberg's overnight wrap ...

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... may have been move further up the timeline following the Japan incident, but it has not really gone away. No siree! Last night's report showing that inflation continues to fester has resurrected talks of "the BOE will raise interest rates very soon." ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... trading this morning," RBS Morgans private client adviser Peter Knight said. "We had good leads (from overseas) last Friday night, but now it's more the Australian market that's leading, certainly in the risk assets." Mr Knight said energy stocks were ...

RockStar charity raises $120k

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP) staged its fifth successful fundraising event 'Who Wants To Be A RockStar?' last night, raising more than $120,000 for charity. Over 400 wealth management professionals gathered at the Loft in Sydney to see who ...

Oil central bank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
Wall Street bobbed up and down along the zero line last night, seemingly lost as to which way to go. At the end of the bell in New York, it decided just to stay put with the S&P 500 and the Dow just a teeny-weeny bit (0.01 per cent) below the zero line. ...

Oil at US$300

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... that, "the oil price would need to leap, probably above its 2008 peak of almost $150 a barrel, to fell the recovery." Last night, Dr. Nouriel (doom) Roubini raised the stakes. No, we don't have to get to that US$140 a barrel is enough to push economies ...

Greeks, chips and slicks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you." - Stealers Wheel Wall Street found some things ain't right last night. The S&P ended 0.8 per cent down, the Dow 0.7 per cent weaker and the Nasdaq dropped by 1.4 per cent. But with all the negative ...

Good jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... payrolls report that the data will confirm improving labour market conditions in America. All the signs leading up to Friday night's jobs release pointed to this. Let's count the ways. The ISM indices - manufacturing and non-manufacturing. These are ...

Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... employment component rose to its highest level since January 1973. The ISM non-manufacturing sector index released last night gave further indication of accelerating economic activity in the US. The index increased to 59.7 in February - the 15th consecutive ...

Countdown to FICAP fundraising

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... event, which will feature 15 acts from sponsoring organisations and a mix of talent performing solos and duets. During the night, FICAP will also host an auction. Prizes on offer include a seven-night holiday at the 6-star luxury Bale resort in Port ...