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ETN fears grow following price plunges

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... fear the Securities and Exchange Commission's inertia is because they do not understand the products themselves. "Wall Street has done such an outstanding job of manufacturing confusing financial paraphernalia, it seems securities regulators themselves ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... economy is not a strong as it seems, it's weakening and I've even read one mention the 'double-D' word. Can't blame Wall Street for having that sinking feeling last night. Still, one swallow does not a spring make. We'll need more points on the employment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... raised concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell one per cent, as Wall Street got its first chance to react to the government's labour data, released when the US markets were closed for Good Friday. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... the reluctance of the US Federal Reserve to launch a fresh round of stimulus for the world's largest economy sent Wall Street share prices tumbling Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 124.80 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 13,074.75 while European ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... solid fundamentals, instead of constantly worrying when the green stuff printing machine will stop printing. Still, Wall Street dropped last night. Though some bloggeratis still attach the no QE story on this, it was more likely due to re-emergent European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after a weak result in Spain's bond auction. At 0650 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 36 points at 4,313. No major economic or ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... Fall as Fed Minutes Damp Stimulus Expectation" (Bloomberg); "Wall St slides as Fed dashes stimulus hopes" (AFR); "Wall Street Slumps as QE3 Hopes Cool" (Fox Business); "Wall Street ends lower after Fed minutes" (Reuters). Sensational! Isn't it Virginia? ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street following indications the US Federal Reserve is worried about a hiring slowdown but appeared unlikely to buy more bonds to boost the economy. At 0650 AEST on Wednesday, the June ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street overnight after stronger than expected US manufacturing data. At 0755 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 4,360. In ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... you who are omni-connected to your iGadgets would no doubt have read the news by now (nay, two days ago) about how Wall Street's two most watched indices - the Dow and the S&P 500 - turned in their best first quarter in more than a decade (since 1998 ...