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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
The Australian market has opened stronger despite a fall on Wall Street overnight, earning back some of Thursday's massive losses. At 1021 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39.7 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 5,019.7 points, while the ...

QE paradox in reverse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... reduced profits and ultimately, weaker economic growth... and higher inflation". And the day before the big fall on Wall Street (and everywhere else), I took you back to the first seven weeks of 2011 and 2012 in "Don't stop me now" ( http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/25648171 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... market posted its largest one-day decline in nine months. The fall, generated by investor concerns over a big drop on Wall Street overnight and weaker metals prices, took the local market below the 5,000 point barrier that it broke through on February ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell on mixed US housing and inflation figures. At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 12 points at 5,061. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.46 per cent to 7,628.73 points and Paris' CAC 40 added 0.18 per cent to 3,667.04 points. Wall Street was closed for the President's Day public holiday. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... market lower" (Reuters) "Metals dip, European shares mixed" (Australian Financial Review) "European Stocks Drop" (Wall Street Journal) These headlines sum up the goings-on in the financial markets over the past 24 hours. Can't blame you if your heart ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mixed and Europe's main stock markets retreated as the Group of 20 finance ministers met amid growing talk of "currency wars". At 0631 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index ...

Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Buffet buys beans (and ketchup) maker. I think this about sums up the major event of last night. Wall Street liked it. It closed on the up after a down opening buffeted (pardon the pun, or is this a pun?) by news of continuing contraction in the economies ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a flat start on Wall Street ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. At 0640 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,4935. ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... positions and to rebuild weightings to the sharemarket." The local market's performance came despite a flat lead from Wall Street. The Dow slipped 0.16 per cent overnight, while the S&P500 ended 0.06 per cent weaker and the NASDAQ eased 0.06 per cent. ...