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Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... share market is lower as a large fall in commodity prices overnight weighs on the market. Oil prices have plunged, with Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December hitting a four-year low after Saudi Arabia slashed its export prices for the US market. ...

Why the eurozone cannot afford cheap oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... International Energy Agency's (IEA) prediction of increased supply and reduced demand for the commodity. That was on 15 October when Brent oil prices plummeted 22.3% to US$86.66 a barrel from their 2014 open and WTI oil dropped 16.4% to US$82.25 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... 9,166.47 points compared with Monday's close. The euro meanwhile rose to $US1.2559 from $US1.2484 late in New York on Monday. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December hit a low of $US82.08 before recovering slightly to stand at $US82.41 per barrel ...

Smileys Scholarship applications close tomorrow

STAFF REPORTER  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Calling all financial advisers - this is your chance to be a guest editor or have your practice profiled in our FS Advice magazine - online submissions for our social media scholarship take less than 15 minutes but you need to beat tomorrow's deadline. ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... fruition. My database shows that no matter which measure of the slimy stuff you're tracking oil prices are down - big time. Brent oil prices are down by 22.3% to US$86.66 a barrel this year to date. WTI oil is down 16.4% to US$82.25 per barrel. According ...

Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... skip, hop and jump sharply before or at the same time that Wall Street is down. But nah, nyet, non, no! As per Bloomberg, "Brent for August settlement increased 34 cents, or 0.3 percent, to end the session at $114.46 a barrel on the London-based ICE ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... ended the week down 0.26 per cent to 9,912.87 points, and the CAC 40 in Paris slipped 0.24 per cent to 4,543.28 points. Brent oil soared to a nine-month high at $US114.69 a barrel, as investors fretted over spreading unrest in crude producer Iraq, traders ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... third. Just in from Bloomberg, "Obama Won't Rule Out Airstrikes to Aid Iraq's Army". Oil spikes! "West Texas Intermediate and Brent crudes surged to eight-month highs as violence escalated across northern and central Iraq, increasing the prospect of ...

MAX Preview: Beyond value of advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
One of the key discussions at next week's Financial Standard MAX Forum is the distinct refocusing of marketing offers to the concerns of financial advisers not just as go-to advice experts but as successful business owners. Next Wednesday, the MAX-nominated ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... showed policy makers discussing how to manage the impact of an interest rate hike they expect to implement only in mid-2015. Brent Schutte, market strategist at BMO Global Asset, said stocks accelerated their gains after the FOMC minutes did not imply ...