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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... the world after European policy makers set up massive defences to protect the euro and restore confidence in financial markets. New Zealand's benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 11.778 points, or 0.373 per cent, at 3,170.624. Turnover was worth $NZ111.94 ...

Feeding the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... crisis and what do you have? You have Global Sovereign Crisis and the attendant panic and volatility in the financial markets that we are currently witnessing. Extrapolate this further and voila, the global economy is now about to collapse... again. ...

Death by algorithm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... And that's a good thing because it puts to bed speculation about the return of irrational exuberance in the financial markets. It forces investors to reassess current market dynamics and global economic fundamentals and re-think underlying risks. Current ...

Global Sovereign Crisis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... message. It warned that it might downgrade Portugal's Aa2 debt rating in the next three months. This scared the financial markets. The same thing happened last week when Standard & Poor's downgraded Greece to junk and lowered Portugal and Spain's credit ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... billion lifeline. All was well... so it seemed. Until last night, when a panic attack again hit equity markets. Financial markets engaged in a "what if?" exercise yet again. What if Portugal needs assistance? What if Spain needs a bailout? What if Ireland? ...

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
Thanks but no thanks! This is the Australian financial markets response to the government's response to the Henry Tax Review. BHP and RIO and other profitable miners are up in arms over Krudd's proposed 40 per cent tax on their "super profits." Investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... operating profit, weighing on the broader market. The Golden Week holiday season limited activity, with Japan's financial markets shut on Thursday for a national holiday and will be closed again May 3-5. The benchmark Nikkei closed up 132.61 points ...

Contagion has already happened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... was a big deal back then, sparking all kinds of rumours and speculation on how and why the crisis will bring financial markets down, one after the other. Yes it was a big deal! It proved to be a very, very good buying opportunity. Not a few investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... $US0.9247/50. From 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit traded between $US0.9137 and $US0.9200. Investor sentiment on financial markets weakened after ratings agency, Standard & Poor's, downgraded the government debts of Greece and Portugal. Concerns ...

Liar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... fund now -- reportedly at a discounted interest rate of 5 per cent. The alternative is to go begging in the financial markets and pay almost double this rate. Greek Prime Minister Papandreou is maintaining a brave face. "I want to reiterate one more ...