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Silver lining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... last night. The S&P 500 index shot up by 2.6 per cent and the Dow jumped by 2.3 per cent following good news on the US housing market. Ahh! Investors are back to watching US fundamentals now. US pending home sales rose by 6 per cent in April - better ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... worries about the impact of the debt crisis on some of Europe's banks, but rebounded later in their sessions on upbeat US housing data and a rise on Wall Street. The FTSE index of leading British shares lost 11.98 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 5,151.32. ...

FSA starts Goldman Sachs investigation

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... defrauding investors by mis-stating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to sub-prime mortgages as the US housing market was beginning to falter. According to a press statement, Goldman Sachs was alleged to have structured and marketed ...

Goldman Sachs accused of fraud

SEC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... defrauding investors by mis-stating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages as the US housing market was beginning to falter. According to a press statement, Goldman Sachs was alleged to have structured and marketed ...

One down, more to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... interest rates? But it was not to be...and rightly so. Not with US unemployment still at double-digits and not with the US housing market weakening again. Then again, the Fed's tenor has positive written all over it. Read this one: "In light of improved ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is set to open higher with US and European markets posting gains on positive US housing data and the impact of a weaker US dollar on commodities. At 0758 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... cent, to 1,090.97. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, giving up early gains after disappointing US housing data sparked a reverse on Wall Street. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares lost 38.14 points, or 0.72 ...

Day of silence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... rose by 4.9 per cent in July. Better, the rise in orders was reflected nearly across the board. Likewise, last night's US housing data confirms previous reports of a turnaround in the sector. New home sales rose by 9.6 per cent to 433,000 units (annualised) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... advanced 2.43 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 1028. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets ended the day higher buoyed by US housing and consumer confidence data and US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's nomination for reappointment. European stocks fell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... 1025.56. LONDON - European markets extended gains made on Friday on positive comment from top central bankers and strong US housing market figures bolstering hopes the worst of the slump is finally over. A 3.1 per cent rebound in eurozone industrial ...