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Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... find that it's not going to be that bad after all. That is, of course, if the EU's crystal ball is crystal clear. Wall Street behaved as one would expect as well with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing 0.4% up. And why not, when latest stats add to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... said. Mr Speizer said he expected the Australian dollar to trade as high as 107.50 US cents on Friday. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks opened lower after retailers reported disappointing earnings and computer maker Hewlett-Packard issued a weak profit ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... that affected many European countries and that, Europe would come out at the other end with only a mild recession. Wall Street surely wasn't fussed. The Dow and the S&P 500 closed with only small losses last night. Why would it? Not now, now that America's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... looking strong and delivering good dividends. "That conflict means we're bouncing up and down," Mr McCarthy said. Wall Street closed the trading day mixed. Preliminary figures put the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 10.98 points at 12,960.80, while the ...

Problem solved, not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
Anti-climax? Selling on news, perhaps? Whatever it is, European equity markets and Wall Street looked like they weren't impressed by reports that the deal has been done. It's been signed, sealed, though yet to de delivered. To be sure, the Dow had a ...

Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... aided by the PBOC's announcement that it is reducing its banks' reserve requirement - and European ones overnight (Wall Street's on holiday), it's safe to assume that everyone and his cat are punting on an "aye" vote. The EU authorities are just waiting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 59.5 points, or 1.39 per cent, to 4,332.8 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street markets were closed for the Presidents' Day public holiday. LONDON - Markets on Monday rose on hopes that Greece will finally ...

Dam Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... happy little vegemites this side of the New Year? So happy that the S&P 500 jumped 1.1% overnight. But it wasn't only Wall Street that's happy that growth is back, the Australian dollar too. According to reports the dollar A reached US$1.0770 overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Wall Street's strong positive lead after US jobs data showed the lowest unemployment in almost four years. At 0809 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 40 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's lead as some countries have strong doubts over whether a second massive bailout can actually save Greece. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was ...