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Nightmare on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... it Freddie - it was the US initial "weekly" unemployment insurance claims that scared the bejeesus out of investors last night. You'll be crapping yourself, too, when you read headlines like these: "US jobless claims jump to six-month high" - money.ninemsn.com.au ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... investors concerned on bleak signs for the US economy. "The FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) announcements on Monday night were quite disturbing for the market," Mr McCarthy said. "Although it is being painted as an ongoing stimulus, taking money ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... The S&P 500 index dropped by 2.8 per cent, the Dow fell by 2.5 per cent and the Nasdaq declined by 3 per cent. Not a good night overall. But why am I not surprised? As I've written just two days ago, investors are setting themselves up for a big disappointment ...

Bending it like Bernanke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... markets weren't so. Sure they've rebounded after the announcement but not enough to sit them in the black at the close of last night's trade. They were not impressed. Because... wait for it... here it comes... I... told... you... so! I wrote on this ...

Waiting to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
Look ma, Uncle Ben's coming bearing more funny money tomorrow! More free money whoopee! Wall Street rose last night salivating over expectations that tonight's meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) would conclude with a kinder surprise ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... heads and the written words on the financial media after the latest update on US employment hit trading screens last Friday night. The numbers. Overall employment fell by 131,000 in July. This is greater than consensus expectations for a loss of 125,000 ...

Squared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Be there or be square! No Virginia, investors weren't there on Wall Street last night, but they've more than squared (their positions). This morning's news tell the story of selling on Wall Street because of -- according to The Age - " A surprisingly ...

Good newer news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... economy, an improvement in the current one and perhaps even rosier, stronger quarters towards the end of 2010 and beyond. Last night's action on Wall Street was a mirror image of its previous days trade - it was up a little on stronger July eco numbers ...

AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... Australia, was named the 2010 Fund Executive of the Year for his achievements in superannuation. The award was handed last night in a dinner reception by the Fund Executive Association Limited (FEAL) in partnership with AMP Capital Investors. In an emotional ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
Weak. That's the only word to describe last night's economic data releases out of the America. US consumer no spend. The Commerce Department reported that personal spending showed no growth in June - lower than the expected gain of 0.1 per cent and ...