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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar has risen a third of a US cent, as the market digests mixed local employment figures. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.05 US cents, up from Wednesday's local close of 100.71 US cents. Since 0700 AEDT, the Australian ...

Oil central bank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... believed to hold more than half - 3-3.5 million barrels per day - of OPEC"s total spare capacity. Saudi Arabia is what The Economist calls " the central bank of the oil market." Like the Fed it could engage in "quantitative easing" but not when the country ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat, while precious metals were higher and oil eased. On the ASX 24 at 0837 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was two points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar has fallen almost half a US cent following disappointing housing finance data and a soft consumer sentiment survey. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 100.73 US cents, lower from Tuesday's local close of 101.16 US cents. ...

Oil at US$300

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... all the sensationalist scare tactics, the fear index shows us otherwise. So we up the ante. Yesterday, I quoted The Economist magazine's words that, "the oil price would need to leap, probably above its 2008 peak of almost $150 a barrel, to fell the ...

Greeks, chips and slicks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... Yes, yes, we know what will happen if oil stays higher for longer. The global recovery is kaput. But according to The Economist magazine, "A rule of thumb is that a 10% increase in the price of oil will cut a quarter of a percentage point off global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, as continuing unrest in North Africa and the Middle East induces nervousness on world markets. On the ASX 24 at 0832 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

Developed markets enjoy strong inflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... time being we're putting it into the more advanced countries," said Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist, AMP Capital Investors. The US market in particular has generated a renewed air of bullishness in the early parts of 2011 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar was lower at noon following mixed official trade and preliminary construction data. At 1200 AEDT on Thursday, the local unit was trading at 101.56 US cents, down from 100.97 cents on Wednesday. Since 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all three Wall Street indices ending higher, after European and Asian markets were significantly lower. Oil and precious metals surged again as the US dollar dropped ...