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Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
The Australian share market opened lower - but better than expected - as investors returned to normal trading after the public holiday. At 1016 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 31.3 points, or 0.80 per cent, at 3,865.7, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street lost more than 3.5 per cent and European stocks also fell sharply overnight. At 0714 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 3,890. In economic ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
"I started a joke, which started the whole world crying..." -Bee Gees Just when the Fed appeared to have quieted things down, someone screamed, 'boo'. And in the current jittery state the financial markets are in - investors will shoot first and ask ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Australian shares are set for a strong start to a week full of economic news after Wall Street rose on promising signs from the US manufacturing industry. At 0627 AEST, the local September share price index futures contract is up 48 points at 4,634 ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Rejoice! For the Greek Parliament has passed the government's fiscal austerity measures! Wall Street was happy - the S&P 500 index gained 0.8 per cent on the news - but Europe was euphoric - the Euro Stoxx 50 index jumped 1.9 per cent and the FTSE-100 ...

Better second half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Has Wall Street suddenly gone loco - surging at a time like this? Perhaps it's because of valuation. Stock prices have fallen so low that it's making investors' mouths water. Seems like it, the S&P 500 is currently trading at a price-earnings ratio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
The Australian market has received mixed to negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St closing lower in a late drop just before the markets closed. At 0726 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was flat at ...

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
1.00,1.03,1.05,1.08,1.10,1.20 - no these are not random numbers. These are the numbers marking the Australian dollar's recorded fresh - and fresher - after-float highs against its big brother, the US dollar. The last time I wrote about the value of ...

UK FSA fines false advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011