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QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
So what's the fuss all about? Wall Street dropped last night because they didn't like what came out of Sir Ben's mouth on his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill. This is what Sir Ben told Congress on the first day of his testimony: "The possibility ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... flat start to trading today after two days of significant falls due to concerns of spreading debt problems in Europe. Wall Street and major European markets posted losses overnight as concerns remain about Europe's debt crisis, but the falls were not ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... inflation. Speaking of which, it looks like it's going to be another bad hair day for equities given the almost 2% drop on Wall Street overnight because of resurgent bad news on debt - America's debt ceiling and Europe's sovereign debt. They have bigger ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... managing my own money than giving it to somebody else." Disappointing US jobs figures caused stocks to sell off on Wall Street. The negative lead weighed on the local market, causing it to hand back the gains it made on Friday, Mr Herring said. Only ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... said. The drop will come courtesy of disappointing US jobs figures which triggered falls of up to 0.7 per cent on Wall Street indices on Friday. Only 18,000 jobs were created in June, 83 per cent fewer than economists forecast. That pushed the US unemployment ...

Cry of the banshee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
Just like most of you, I waited for the fat lady to sing last Friday night on Wall Street - sing a song that ultimately puts doubts over the US economic recovery to rest. I was expecting the fat lady's rendition of the Silver Convention's "Get Up and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
The Australian share market has opened higher on positive offshore leads, with Wall Street surging on US economic data and commodities prices surging. At 1037 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 21.8 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 4,627.3 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is receiving a sharp boost from trading offshore overnight, after Wall Street surged on positive US economic data and commodities prices rose strongly. At 0719 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up ...

Boing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Boing! That's the sound heard all over Wall Street overnight - the sound of rebounding US eco stats, that is. The Street jumped high and pushed the S&P 500 up by 1.1% to its highest close since the 10th of May and 10 points shy of the three-year summit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open slightly lower today, despite a mildly positive performance by Wall Street overnight, but after commodities were mixed. At 0715 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was down eight points ...