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Don't know where to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... week's trading. Global equities were of course taking their cue from the global trend-setter that is Wall Street. As at last night - after four days of trade -- the S&P 500 index was up only one per cent, half of the 2 per cent increase it achieved the ...

Happy birthday bull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... Warren Buffet's -- the 'sage of Omaha' - remark that the US economy 'has fallen off a cliff' sent Wall Street down again last night. Why no one picked up on his follow-up statement that, 'Everything will be all right,' because 'we do have the greatest ...

Citi and GSJBW win ESG awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... from Goldman Sachs JBWere was recognised for his report on ethics and culture at the ESG Research Australia Awards. Last night's awards represented the first broking awards to highlight excellence in environment, social and governance (ESG) research ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... through the morning. Shaw Stockbroking senior dealer Jamie Spiteri said the local market had benefitted from a positive night on offshore markets after a weak finish on Asian bourses on Thursday. "As markets steadied overnight, with the US market modestly ...

Still waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
New data, same message. Wall Street remains in the waiting room. Last night's economic updates really didn't do it for Wall Street as it continues to gnaw on its fingers waiting for tonight's delivery...of America's employment report. Most US retailers ...

Up, down, flat trading day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... can reason one way or the other until you're blue in the face but the fact remains that there wasn't anything new in last night's data releases. It's the same old, same old mix of negatives and positives. Besides, no one can make Wall Street budge before ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... mining companies were the best performers during the morning. "Base metals on the London Metals Exchange had a pretty strong night last night and they were also the leading sector in the US," Mr Potter said. "That's probably why we have seen a lot of ...

While we wait for payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... 5.0 per cent in the Q4 - the fastest in almost a decade. Thus, despite keeping interest rates steady at 0.25 per cent last night, financial markets expect the Bank of Canada (BoC) is poised to lift rates soon. Particularly after commenting that the growth ...

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... data set to be released later in the week will keep the Australian financial markets well, a bit out of sorts today. Friday night's performance on Wall Street was not telling enough to sway Australian equities one way or another. US equity indices were ...

Trader's market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... Wall Street? It can't seem to make its mind these past three days - down, up, down. US equity indices closed lower last night after rising the day before and falling before the day before. Just writing that sentence has gotten me confused, what more ...