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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... weak earnings from General Electric Co and data showing consumer sentiment at a 26-year low fed fears the economy is in recession. Shares of GE, viewed as an economic bellwether because of the range of its businesses, sank almost 13 per cent in their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... spectre of poor results in the financial sector, while minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting stoked fears of a recession. Washington Mutual, the largest US savings and loan organisation, also slashed its dividend even as it received a $7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... general meeting. SP Telemedia Ltd holds a general meeting. The Australian share market shrugged off renewed fears of a US recession yesterday, closing higher as the local resource sector took heart from a weaker US dollar and better commodity prices. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... overnight. Gains may be limited after US stocks declined on comments by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that a recession is possible. At 0721 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,584. ...

US slowdown won't stop global growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
A US recession will have a limited effect on global growth as emerging markets countries continue to trade heavily with each other instead of relying on their developed counterparts, according to Mark Dutton, AXA chief investment officer. Dutton said ...

Market bottom approaches, recovery expected soon

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... illustrated by the Savings & Loans crisis in 1990 and the LTCM debacle in 1998. Of the ten crashes, six have coincided with a recession," they explained. KBC said the 2008 US recession is therefore likely to be modest and short-lived. "Excesses were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... market closed marginally lower after falls on Wall Street amid revived concerns the world's biggest economy is already in recession. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index declined 9.8 points to 5371.6, while the broader All Ordinaries lost 2.8 points to 5418.5. ...

Superfund Group pans for Australian gold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... "With local interest rates rising, debt levels at all time highs and a local equity market vulnerable to fears of a US recession a gold denominated absolute return fund with a proven strategy history presents a very attractive alternative to Australian ...

US property still has upside

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... the US real estate investment outlook" report, Doug Herzbrun, CBRE global head of research, said, "Barring an outright recession, momentum is strong enough to drive positive conditions in the office, industrial and apartment markets." The retail market ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... 1,317.87. The Nasdaq Composite Index had put on 23.67 points to 2,267.59. LONDON - UK stocks fell 1.5 per cent on US recession fears and a record oil price. The FTSE 100 dropped 84 points to 5,692.4 points FRANKFURT - The DAX index lost 98.81 points ...