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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after mostly flat trading in Europe and mixed trading on Wall Street after data showed US home sales fell unexpectedly in February and the announcement of the British annual budget. At 0809 AEDT on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after international bourses lost ground amid concerns over China's economy following a warning on dropping iron ore demand and on new US housing data. At 0815 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat, despite a strong positive lead from Wall Street. The Australian dollar continues to trade above 106 US cents, after lifting to a 10-week high on Monday. CANBERRA - Finance Minister Penny Wong says she is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, to follow on from a strong week on Wall Street and after ending the local week flat. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up 30 points at 4,215. In economic news on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher as international markets continued overnight. At 0820 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 4,309. No major economic news is expected on on Friday. In equities ...

When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... final months of 2011... it is expected to pick up steadily throughout the year." Sure, we'll continue to experience stock market corrections along the way - perhaps, even big, nerve-wracking ones. But those who look at the economic landscape from a macro ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... unemployment rate to hit 13% (it peaked at 10.2% back in 2009); house prices to slide by 21%; and, a 50% dive in stock market prices. A real nightmare, isn't it? But 15 of the 19 biggest US banks had been tested and shown to survive these all. Unlike ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mixed lead from Wall Street and as investors digested news that debt laden Spain had slipped into recession. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points ...

Good bacteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... US$58.5 trillion in the fourth quarter. No process for guessing, but this is because of more jobs and the rising stock market. And this, ladies and gents, is coming in the nick of time for Australia. It's coming just when our economic scorecard is not ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat, despite a modest gains on Wall Street and in Europe, boosted by Greece's successful bond swap. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,219. No major ...