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Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
A political quarrel surrounding the US fiscal cliff looks set to become the focal point for investors after Barrack Obama's narrow victory in the presidential race. President Obama's priority is to secure a budget deal with the US Congress to avoid ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street tumbled following US President Barack Obama's re-election, with investors now seeing a tough battle with Republicans over a looming "fiscal cliff". At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the December ...

Political punch trading greatest risk to US economy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Whatever the outcome of the US presidential election, the new leader must avoid being embroiled in political points scoring and instead focus on cementing the global recovery, according to Clime's Paul Zwi. As we wait for the votes to be counted Zwi ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street as Americans head to the polls in the presidential election. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,482. ...

Market Wrap early AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street showed a mixed performance and European stocks slid amid cautious trading on the eve of the US presidential election. At 0635 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

A stock market rally could get Obama over the line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
Despite a common perception that the Republican Party is good for business, over the past 12 elections spanning 48 years, the S&P 500 has in fact delivered higher average annual returns under Democratic governments. That's according to a recent paper ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Geo-political signals allude to a potential market shock in coming months, said Advance Asset Management. Global political uncertainty could to lead to a severe destablilsiation of markets as soon as the last quarter of this year, said Felix Stephen ...

SEC triggers industry protest storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
A proposal in the US by the Securities Exchange Commission, to effectively regulate money market mutual funds as if they were banks, has triggered a storm of outrage with claims it could destroy sections of the investment industry. The proposals to ...

TSCGEMU

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... Stability, Co-ordination & Governance in the Economic & Monetary Union (TSCGEMU) on 2 March. The United Kingdom and the Czech Republic refused to sign - but we already knew that. The treaty will now go to individual member countries' parliaments for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... cents to $15.05 after it appointed Koreca Industries to distribute Ansell's personal protective equipment products in the Republic of Korea. At 1209 AEDT, national turnover was 622.56 million shares worth $1.17 billion, with 367 stocks down, 394 up and ...