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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
The Australian dollar is three quarters of a US cent higher after a successful Spanish bond auction reduced fears of a fresh European debt crisis. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the currency was trading at 103.89 US cents, up from 103.14 cents on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mixed lead from Wall Street as investors weigh better-than-expected US retail sales numbers, a sharp slowdown in New York manufacturing and renewed eurozone debt tensions. At 0750 AEST on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
The Australian market is set to open lower after global stock markets dropped on concerns that Spain and Italy may be the next countries to succumb to the eurozone debt crisis. At 0753 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher after stocks on Wall Street posted large gains on a surge in lending in China and a rise in eurozone industrial production. At 0802 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points ...

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Yes Virginia, there'll be a lot of people saying this to themselves this morning. Those who clicked on that button just because the "panic" crowd appeared to be, well, panicking. Some would even be kicking themselves as they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Streets lead amid concerns over the upcoming US reporting season, slower growth and the fear of a Spain-driven return to crisis in Europe. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
The Australian dollar has dropped on concerns about Chinese growth coupled with renewed fears for the euro zone. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 102.50 US cents, down from 103.03 cents on Tuesday. Bank of New Zealand ...

ETN fears grow following price plunges

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... mirroring the VIX index, itself a synthetic index that isn't a basket of physical securities but a derived measure of stock market volatility. The ETFGuide website notes that this is not the first time an ETN has plunged due to its promoter stopping ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
The Australian market has opened half a per cent lower due to falling commodity prices and a weakness on overseas markets. At 1022 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 21.6 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4,312.3, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after a weak result in Spain's bond auction. At 0650 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 36 points at 4,313. No major economic or ...