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September -- morn or mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... paragraph in Bloomberg's report says it all, "The chances of an interest-rate increase next month reached 52 percent Wednesday, up from just 38 percent just two days earlier. What's fueled the change of heart? Hawkish comments from Fed Bank of Atlanta ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... Street following a mixed batch of earnings reports and another big decline by technology giant Apple. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 16 points at 5,623. Apple fell 3.2 per cent, leaving it down more ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... probability of a September rate increase from the Fed, based on 30-day Fed funds futures prices, dropped to 0% following Wednesday's dovish policy statement from the FOMC. In recent weeks, the implied probability for a September rate increase was hovering ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.40 per cent to 11,257.15 points. The euro fell to $US1.0916 from $US1.0990 late in New York on Wednesday, as Germany's jobless scrolls showed a surprise increase of 9,000 people in July. The unemployment rate stayed at 6.4 ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... to improve, with solid job gains and declining unemployment," the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement Wednesday in Washington. It said that "underutilisation of labour resources has diminished," dropping to modifier "somewhat" to describe ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Asia Pacific vice president Tom Palmer is scheduled to speak at a Western Australia Mining Club Lunch. The market on Wednesday closed higher, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index up 39.5 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 5,624.2 and the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... losing streak and European stocks were boosted by bargain-hunting after recent China-inspired losses. At 0802 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 23 points at 5,565. No major local economic news is expected on Wednesday ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... Financial Times to Japanese digital media group Nikkei. The euro firmed to $US1.0966 from $US1.0926 late in New York on Wednesday, as Greece took another step closer to securing a bailout following the Greek parliament's approval of a second batch of ...

Market set to fall

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... post its half year financial results. Macquarie Group holds its annual general meeting in Sydney. The market fell on Wednesday, ending a six day winning streak. the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed 92.1 points, or 1.61 per cent, to 5,614.6 points and ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... after Wall Street and European markets fell as volatile commodity prices and company results hit shares. At 0802 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 27 points at 5,619. In local economic news on Wednesday, the ...