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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... was looking positive despite a fall in US stocks overnight. "We're doing well given that the American market was poor last night but the commodities market was very positive and I think that's why BHP and Rio are doing so well today," Mr Heffernan said. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... Stuart Smith said the US sub-prime problems were affecting the local market heavily. Every stock in the Dow had fallen last night after news emerged that the US government might have to bail out mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. "I ...

More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... and another negative housing news overcame a drop in crude oil prices. Crude oil prices settled below US$113 a barrel last night following reports that Tropical Storm Fay will miss large oil refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. The beginning of a Russian ...

Super marketing with grunt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... morphs with the member's age were among the winning entries at this year's ASFA Communications Awards held in Sydney last night. This year's awards, which recognises the most innovative or effective marketing campaigns, prove there are super funds that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... energy sectors are the locomotives of the market today, with BHP, Rio and Woodside all up over four per cent after not a bad night from commodity markets," Austock Securities senior client advisor Michael Heffernan said. "The reports that have been coming ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... overnight. US stocks fell on the back of a reversal in oil prices and the release of some disappointing US economic data last night. Crude oil prices bounced back by 2.7% to more than US$116 per barrel after the US Energy Information Administration released ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today after the Wall Street lifted more than 302 points on Friday night. At 0745 AEST, the September share price index futures contract on the Sydney Futures exchange was 72 points higher at 5,034. ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... of Australia is poised to cut interest rates as early as September. There was no major economic data out of the US last night but Wall Street closed higher helped by another fall in crude oil. The oil price dropped to a 3-month low to US$117.35 a barrel ...

Fed does an RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... However, with inflation at an 11-year high, the Bank of England is not expected to lower interest rates when it meets tomorrow night. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that UK industrial output declined by 1.6 percent in the 12 months ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... financial as investors chase the potentially higher yields on offer through the banks." Wall St provided a bad lead last night, with the Dow falling 0.4 per cent after an inflation gauge tied to consumer spending rose more than expected. MORE rrk/pe ...