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Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... might be strangling its economy to death. The Wall Street Journal reported that, "In a statement issued late Monday, the State Council, China's cabinet, said it will revise a government regulation and increase penalties on various forms of price speculation ...

Plato appoints senior portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Plato Investment Management (Plato) names former State Street head of Asia ex Japan active equities (SSGA) Todd Kennedy as senior portfolio manager. Kennedy's role will start in February next year and his responsibilities will include research into ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... rates by 25 basis points later today. While the Australian financial markets continue to follow the ups and downs on Wall Street, it's China that has a greater say on Australia's economy. Just have a look at Australia's trade statistics. Based on the ...

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
We've been told that the US recession officially died 15 months ago and Wall Street, it seems, is no longer grieving. In fact, the S&P 500 index looks on track to claim its "biggest September gain in 71 years" - unless Bloomberg is mistaken, that is ...

Yen sunk but not for long

BENJAMIN ONG IS FINANCIAL STANDARD'S DAILY COLUMNIST ON THE ECONOMY  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010

Fortune cookie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
Move on people, there wasn't a lot of shaking that went on in Wall Street last night. The US equity market closed almost as flat as pancake after the US Commerce Department released the latest update on retail sales that - once again - could be interpreted ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... Australian Industry Group-Housing Industry Association (HIA) performance of construction index (PCI) for August and the HIA's state and national outlook report for the June quarter. In companies news, Xstrata Coal Ltd chief executive Peter Freyberg speaks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
Local markets have received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with heavy falls on Wall Street, oil falling below $US75, and metals, too generally lower. Only gold futures rose. At 0717 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is likely to open weaker on Thursday after a fall on Wall Street overnight. At 0741 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 23 points at 4,485 points. In economics news on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
The Australian share market has received a modest negative lead from offshore markets as Wall Street traders examined the details of an overhaul of the US financial system and Goldman Sachs' settlement of fraud charges. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...