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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, Wall Street fell more than one per cent and major European markets lost closer to two per cent. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 43 points at 4,043. In economic ...

Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... debt that the US government has put in place special arrangements that allow the Chinese official buyers to bypass Wall Street dealers and go straight to the Treasury. This is the first time such a direct relationship with a foreign government has been ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... Oslo SE OBX index climbed by 0.6% and its 10-year bond yield declined by two basis points. "Get behind me Satan." Wall Street was not in the mood for bad news either. The S&P 500 index jumped by 1.1% as investors ignored a bad consumer confidence report ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,572.20, down $US11.375 from Monday's local close of $US1,583.575 per ounce. Wall Street was closed during the overnight offshore session due to a public holiday, while stocks in Europe finished mostly lower. Making ...

Show me the stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... index jumped just a few points shy of a full percent yesterday despite a negative lead in the final day of trading on Wall Street the week before. Australians became happy little vegemites following news that opinion polls in Grecoland shows the pro-stay ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with traders again looking to events across the Atlantic ahead of a long holiday weekend. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 13 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
The Australian market has opened higher despite weak leads from Wall Street, as buyers took advantage of cheaper resources stocks. At 1020 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.2 points, or 0.63 per cent, at 4,054 while the broader ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
Now look at that! Wall Street and most European stock markets ended on the plus side last week despite that nagging Grexit feeling - and its potential to be followed by an Irexit, Portexit, Spanexit and Italexit - that'll culminate in a eurozone kaboom. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with traders again looking to events across the Atlantic ahead of a long holiday weekend. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mainly in the black following early session losses and the major European bourses finished in positive territory. At 0825 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...