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Economic round-up: Mortgage meltdown misery

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
Global share markets have been plagued by jitters over the sorry state of the US sub-prime mortgage sector and the crisis looks to continue with further losses expected. The worst US housing slump since the 1990's, has seen losses mounting on mortgages ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
After a positive start to the day the Australian stock market had fallen slightly by noon, with a subdued Wall St and the end of financial year weighing down local stocks. The local bourse open up a touch, but within half an hour had fallen equal or ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to recover some of yesterday's heavy losses, with gains on Wall St pushing the market into positive territory. At 0722 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 44 points to 6,258. ...

Credit Suisse puts twist on hedge indexing

Credit Suisse has launched a new indexed leveraged hedge fund, with a unique daily liquidity feature and exposure to multiple hedge fund strategies and managers. The Credit Suisse/Tremont Index Strategies Fund, which opened two weeks ago, provides retail ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market has opened slightly higher with stronger commodity prices overnight overshadowing a sluggish performance on Wall Street. At 1015 AEST, the bluechip S&P/ASX200 Index was 15.9 points higher at 6,345.7, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
... dragged down shares of Bear Stearns Cos and Goldman Sachs Group. Shares of Bear Stearns Cos, which last week bailed out a hedge fund it manages that is heavily invested in subprime mortgages, dropped more than 3 per cent after a Merrill Lynch analyst ...

Economic round-up: Market shivers

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
... last week badly and the price of oil continued to climb. US stocks plummeted in the financial sector, amid fears that hedge fund losses on risky mortgage securities could be contagious. Meanwhile the end of a general strike in Africa's biggest oil-producing ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
The stock market is expected to fall sharply this morning, dragged down by an underperforming Wall Street and other weaker overseas markets. At 0651 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was down 66 points at 6,331. In ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
The Australian share market has opened weaker after a soft lead from Wall Street. The minor retreat came after both local major indices ended yesterday's trading at record highs. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 12 points to 6384.9 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker after a big fall on Wall Street. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down 47 points at 6,362. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its June monthly ...