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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... pace since the market crashed six years ago. But the data were overshadowed by concerns over the conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine, CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. "The focus is still on the conflict that we're seeing in Iraq and the concerns ...

Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... would be tomorrow - or the day after or the next - when Wall Street climbs at the same time that the violence in Iraq (and Ukraine and Syria) remains in play.

S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... ranging from expensive valuations, slow economic growth (and therefore, tepid earnings growth), geo-politics - Iraq, Russia, Ukraine, Syria - and its effect on oil prices, the Fed is "behind the curve"... name it and you'll find it... a rationale for ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
Tensions continue in Iraq (has it ever gone away?), Russia's building up troops on Ukraine's border (38,000 and counting according to Ukraine) and the IMF has just released fresh forecasts for the US economy (crystal ball now shows growth at a flat ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... geopolitical events" - September 11, North Korea nukes, Thailand coup, China-Japan/Malaysia/Vietnam/Philippines island dispute, Ukraine - yet the S&P 500 index continues to break records. But let's just concentrate on the ones that directly impacted ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... also encouraged by Russian president Vladimir Putin saying he would be supportive of the outcome of elections held in Ukraine at the weekend. Strength on the Japanese market was also boosting the local bourse. Mr Shamu said trading volumes through the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... dominate the headlines, as the market sits between yesterday's European elections and the weekend's presidential ballot in Ukraine," said Chris Beauchamp, market analyst at IG trading group. "Neither is particularly market-moving, but with a long weekend ...

Timely market surge for a tough budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... and those who did are coming back. And this, despite the lingering fear of the unknown of what ultimately happens in the Ukraine. Look at this morning's headlines Virginia and you too would be singing happy days are here again. To save me some time clicking ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... record high as US stocks rallied, with investors shrugging off mixed earnings reports and uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 32.37 points (0.20 per cent) to 16,583.34, 2.5 points above the previous high ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... set to open higher after Wall Street mostly gained following more conciliatory statements by Russia's president amid the Ukraine crisis and the Federal Reserve chair's Congressional testimony. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures ...