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Keynes & Riccardo on display

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Financial markets sit and wait while the CBs meet. No one wants to be whipsawed either way. Not even the headlines... if anybody noticed. There is not the usual sensationalism that goes with each daily move in the markets - dragging out all the negative ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... meetings. The Australian market on Tuesday closed at an 11-week high as upcoming US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings raised hope of a global recovery. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.5 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 4,269.2 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... much action." He said investors around the world had increased risk exposure in recent days in response to European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's indication that lowering the level of Spanish bond yields fell within the mandate of the ECB. US ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
While waiting for CB's to walk their talks, I came upon a number of reports about how the Australian dollar is becoming a major reserve currency. It has rebounded to a five-month high of US$1.0510 last night and up 8.3% from this year's US$0.9705 low ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... looks set to open slightly higher, despite falls on Wall Street overnight, as investors await the outcome of European Central Bank and Federal Reserve policy meetings it's hoped will result in stimulus measures. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... The Australian sharemarket has opened more than three-quarters of a per cent higher after the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) said it would do everything possible to preserve the euro. At 1016 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... to open higher after strong finishes on overseas markets on Friday after the leaders of Germany, and the European Central Bank pledged support for the euro. At 0755 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 47 points at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... The Australian sharemarket has opened more than three-quarters of a per cent higher after the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) said it would do everything possible to preserve the euro. At 1016 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Believe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
"C'mon baby light my fire..." That exactly was what European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi did when he spoke at the Global Investment Conference in London last night. Read his lips: "To the extent that the size of these sovereign premia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street and European bourses rose strongly after the European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi pledged full support for the euro. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract ...