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From oil at US$300 to oil at US$30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... this year, but 'twas only last week when the headlines splattered oil all over our faces and onto market consciousness. Brent oil prices peaked at US$115.06 a barrel on 23 June. They've sank by 35.3% to US$74.40 as at last Friday's close. WTI oil prices ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... in Frankfurt the DAX 30 added 0.06 per cent to 9,980.85 and Paris's CAC 40 rose 0.18 per cent to 4,390.18 points. London Brent oil for January delivery sank early on Friday to $US71.12 per barrel - hitting the lowest level since July 7, 2010. US benchmark ...

Sliding oil price would stop the slide in the oil price

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... production level of 30.0 mb/d, as was agreed in December 2011". And with this, the slide in oil prices became slipperier. Brent dropped 6.7% and WTI slid by 6.3% overnight, taking their 2014 year-to-date losses to 35% and 31%, respectively. Some OPEC ...

Liam Shorte named FS Smileys Scholar of the Year

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
Verante Financial Planning director Liam Shorte has won this year's Financial Standard Social Media Influence, Leadership + Excellence (SMILEYS) Scholarship. The FS Smileys Scholarship, proudly supported by Financial Standard's scholarship partner ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... share market is lower as a large fall in commodity prices overnight weighs on the market. Oil prices have plunged, with Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December hitting a four-year low after Saudi Arabia slashed its export prices for the US market. ...

Why the eurozone cannot afford cheap oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... International Energy Agency's (IEA) prediction of increased supply and reduced demand for the commodity. That was on 15 October when Brent oil prices plummeted 22.3% to US$86.66 a barrel from their 2014 open and WTI oil dropped 16.4% to US$82.25 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... 9,166.47 points compared with Monday's close. The euro meanwhile rose to $US1.2559 from $US1.2484 late in New York on Monday. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December hit a low of $US82.08 before recovering slightly to stand at $US82.41 per barrel ...

Smileys Scholarship applications close tomorrow

STAFF REPORTER  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Calling all financial advisers - this is your chance to be a guest editor or have your practice profiled in our FS Advice magazine - online submissions for our social media scholarship take less than 15 minutes but you need to beat tomorrow's deadline. ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... fruition. My database shows that no matter which measure of the slimy stuff you're tracking oil prices are down - big time. Brent oil prices are down by 22.3% to US$86.66 a barrel this year to date. WTI oil is down 16.4% to US$82.25 per barrel. According ...

Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... skip, hop and jump sharply before or at the same time that Wall Street is down. But nah, nyet, non, no! As per Bloomberg, "Brent for August settlement increased 34 cents, or 0.3 percent, to end the session at $114.46 a barrel on the London-based ICE ...