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Oil up, equities down: Feng Shui Index

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Global equity markets will remain volatile, the cost of oil will rise and US President Barack Obama's popularity will wane are just a few predictions from this year's CLSA Feng Shui Index. Asian investment and brokerage group CLSA's Feng Shui Index ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... machine. The US economic and financial situation continues to burn while the politicians fiddle. In spite of the goodwill that Barack Obama took with him to the Oval office and the fact that he has already etched a 'game plan' to tackle the global financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... the index closed at 3283.6. NEW YORK - US stocks eked out small gains Monday in choppy trade as investors eyed President Barack Obama's stimulus plan weaving through Congress. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38.47 points (0.48 per cent) to settle ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... investors are looking for insights into what steps the new administration will take to shore up the economy. President Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary nominee, Timothy Geithner, was on Capitol Hill for his Senate confirmation hearing. He asked Congress ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... Inaugurations - have prevailed. Now it's 13 out of 17. The Dow fell by 4.1 per cent and the S&P 500 dropped by 5.3 per cent as Barack Obama is confirmed as the 44th President of the United States and its First non-white commander-in-chief. Compared with ...

The day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
Tomorrow is the inauguration of Mr. Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. What does the day after tomorrow hold? Long before this event, the media had already been speculating on what First Lady-elect Michelle Obama would be wearing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... 2,989.69. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share index rose slightly on Monday, boosted by gains on Wall Street and optimism about Barack Obama's inauguration as US president, dealers said. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 26.70 points, or 0.32 per cent ...

Impax environment trust hits the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... raft of global public policy initiatives such as the European Union's 20-20-20 climate change package and President-elect Barack Obama's New Deal which plans to invest $150 billion in these sectors over 10 years. Locally, the Australian government remains ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... 20.87, or 0.70 per cent, to 3,016.75. TOKYO - Japanese shares rallied on Friday on renewed optimism about US president-elect Barack Obama's plans to revive the US economy and news of another capital injection for Bank of America. The benchmark Nikkei-225 ...

The January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... end of the month to see what 2009 have in store in terms of equity market return. The inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama this coming 20 January could set the stage for a market rebound that could last until the end of the month and hopefully ...