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Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
Another day, another flip-flop on the cliff on Wall Street - and so it shall be until we actually witness the shaking of the hands between the Dems and the Reps closer to the end of this year or... (hopefully not) through to early 2013. I'm about as ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street gains on optimism the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax rises and spending cuts threatening the US with recession can be avoided. At 0643 AEDT on Thursday, the December share ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... Lonsec private client adviser Michael Heffernan said local market players took their cues from a disappointing night on Wall Street at the start of the Australian trading day. "I think largely we are following what happened overseas," Mr Heffernan said. ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
Greece is saved... again! Wall Street back to worrying about the cliff... again! Yes Virginia, this is another I told you so moment. You, I and Irene expected these to happen all along: We won't have closure on that US$607 billion fiscal cliff until ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after Greece secured a revised bailout deal that will help it again avert a default on its huge debt load. At 0631 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... package for Greece and further developments in the US over the looming budget deadline. There was also a flat lead from Wall Street, which finished mixed. While the Dow slipped 0.33 per cent and the S&P500 fell 0.2 per cent, the NASDAQ advanced 0.33 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street and as markets await the outcome of a eurozone ministers meeting on a Greek bailout package. At 0644 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... gains among metals companies leading the broader market higher. But, local stocks have underperformed compared with Wall Street, which finished last week more than a per cent higher, with investors nervously eying a possible early election. At 1025 AEDT ...

Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... too much stuffed turkey laced with cranberry sauce and downed with a bottle (or four) of cold Budweisers that turned Wall Street's mood into one of optimism last week. The S&P 500 index ended the last day of the trading week as it began - on the up and ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong lead from Wall Street at the end of the week. At 0730 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 30 points at 4,450. No major economic news is expected on ...