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Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... very important to the United States, to the economic health of the United States, that we maintain a strong dollar..." Last night, Uncle Benny added his voice and declared that, "Our commitment to our dual objectives, together with the underlying strengths ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... up," Ms Roadley said. "The energy sector is still performing well, even with the oil price losing a little bit on Friday night," she said. At 1200 AEDT, BHP Billiton was trading up 55 cents at $39.56, while rival Rio Tinto had risen $1.39 to $70.91. ...

Optimism may not be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... sleeping after climbing non-stop for six straight days. With the investment environment still fluid, investors decided last night to exchange some of their paper profits on equities and commodities into paper money, cover their US dollar shorts and sprinkle ...

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... utilisation' (read, unemployment) is filled. Remember what I've written about some months ago about not fighting the Fed? Well last night, it was not only the Fed the bears have to deal with, they have to take on the entire G-20 Treasurers and Central ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... price index contract was 55 points higher at 4,567, on volume of 15,104 contracts. "The US was exceptionally strong last night on the good employment figures and productivity data," said Colonial First State head of investment markets research, Stephen ...

Trick or treat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
Trick or treat? Trick or treat? Will Halloween steal Christmas away from Wall Street? It appears so given the stumble on Wall Street and most major equity markets around the world last week - sending their early October gains down the gurgler. Wall ...

Perennial and Hyperion win awards

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
Perennial Investment Partners and Hyperion Asset Management were two of the winners at last night's Australian Fund Manager Awards (AFMA). Perennial was awarded the 2009 Golden Bull Best Overall Fund Manager and 2009 Australian Fixed Interest Award. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... "The market is performing well today and there's no prizes for guessing why, after the sterling performance in the US last night... stocks and commodity prices doing well." "It's easing back a little bit." The major miners rallied with Rio Tinto adding ...

Back on the road again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
Three cheers for the US economy! Hip, hip...hooray! Hip, hip...hooray! Hip, hip... Last night it became official - the US economy was reborn, growing by a better-than-expected 3.5 per cent annualised in the third quarter. Note that I didn't say out ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... materials is probably the dominant one," IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter. "We saw a lot of selling in the US last night. "Everyone's been calling for a pull-back but I think the volume and speed that this is occurring may be catching a few people ...