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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
The Australian share market was down 1.6 per cent at noon after worse than expected jobs data in the US dragged Wall Street lower and softer commodity prices weighed on the local resources sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Stagflation cross-winds

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
Cutting growth forecasts (due to looming recession) in one breath while raising inflation forecasts in the next: It's this painful mix of announcements by the Federal Reserve (the Fed) - amid rising producer prices, falling consumer confidence and sharply ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on falls of more than 1.5 per cent on Wall Street overnight and lower metal prices in London. At 0816 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was down 110 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
The Australian share market has received a weak lead from Wall Street, although base metals were strong overnight. At 0715 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 19 points at 5395. In local news today, the Australian ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
While the performance of listed property and hedge funds falter in the wake of the US sub-prime disaster, fund managers such as Ascalon Capital Managers are steering their attention to the global commodity sector to maximise investor returns. The St.George ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today following the lead from Wall Street, which dropped more than one per cent overnight. Base metals mostly were down in London. At 0700 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange the March share price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
Australian stocks are expected to fall again when the market opens following more losses on Wall Street and a negative start by the Sydney Futures Exchange, although base metals were substantially higher. Yesterday, investors wiped off $38.5 billion ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was over two per cent in the red at noon, dragged down by heavy falls in banking stocks, after Wall Street finished weaker overnight. Analysts said continuing "ordinary news" on the US economy was weighing heavily on the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today. Wall Street finished weaker while base metal prices were buoyant. At 0809 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 42 points to 5,602. Today ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today. While Wall Street was down marginally and based metals were buoyant, at 0708 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 46 points to 5,702. ...