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Oil sours economic rally

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... McKinsey report, the current wave of soaring oil prices could see Arab Gulf states invest more than $3,500bn in offshore markets by 2020. Net foreign wealth of the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) reached $1,900bn in 2006, double the level ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... slightly lower, with a tumble for Fletcher Building outweighing a modest gain for market leader Telecom and rises in offshore markets. The NZSX-50 benchmark index closed down 3.65 points at 4062.89, on heavy turnover totalling $NZ314 million ($A275.14 ...

Securitised assets get RAMmed

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
... mortgages. This has been particularly relevant for Australian special purpose vehicles issuing bonds into the offshore markets. "This has resulted in a movement from offshore to domestic issuance, with short-term securities favoured while issuers assess ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... bargain hunters. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 311.04 points to 27,771.21. WELLINGTON - NZ share followed offshore markets into the red. The benchmark NZSX-50 index dropped 47.37 points to 4067.30.

Sub-prime chewing up financials

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... dollar's fall and an attack on a Yemeni oil pipeline, the price of crude oil peaked at US$98.62, further rattling offshore markets, and many analysts now expect crude to push through the US$100 per barrel by the end of the year. This sent the Aussie ...

Scary markets II

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
Offshore markets rolled over and played dead again overnight, scared silly by another petrol price spike, while the Aussie dollar continued to run on ahead. The Australian dollar rose to a fresh 23-year high of 0.9090, after opening in London at 0.9030 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... Index firmed 520.96 points to 29,854.49. WELLINGTON - NZ stocks drifted lower as it took the lead from weaker offshore markets, but there was little reaction to the local central bank leaving interest rates unchanged. The NZSX-50 benchmark index fell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... WELLINGTON - The sharemarket continued a gentle slide amid a lack of corporate news, despite slightly firmer offshore markets. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 15 points to 4280.24. In early trade this morning, the NZ market was trading up 3.83 ...

Market wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
... expectations of a rate cut in the US. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 357.90 points to 24,310.14. WELLINGTON - Firm offshore markets failed to ignite the New Zealand sharemarket yesterday as investors continued to sit on the sidelines. The NZSX-50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... The Hang Seng index rose 17.09 points to 23,999.70. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket eased in line with offshore markets but was relatively insulated compared to Australia. The benchmark NZSX-50 index lost 9.08 points to 4142.89.