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Ruble trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
Chances are there won't be any "shirt-fronting" happening in Beijing when Prime Minister Tony Abbott faces-off with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing this week. Tony doesn't have to, Russia's very own central bank have done it for him days ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P500 reached record highs for the third session in a row. At 0807 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down three points at ...

Aon Risk Solutions appoints exec from Allianz

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... management - Americas, for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. She has held senior leadership roles in the Americas, Europe and Australia for Allianz and Zurich. ARS Australia chief executive Lambros Lambrou said: "Giselle has a proven track record ...

Paul Barrett resurfaces in partnership with Italian manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... 1989 and listed in the Italian stock exchange since July 2004. The group has registered offices in over ten countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... per cent) to 2,031.21, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tacked on 17.75 (0.38 per cent) at 4,638.47. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets shot up and the euro dropped as ECB chief Mario Draghi signalled the central bank was readying further ...

A trillion euros is in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
What had been a mathematically-derived, guessed at and/or expected a,-1 trillion expansion in the European Central Bank's (ECB) balance sheet has just become fact - ECB President Mario Draghi promised - and it's unanimous. Most would have probably read ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... (0.57 per cent) to 2,023.57, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 2.91 (0.06 per cent) to 4,620.72. LONDON - Europe's leading stock markets and the US dollar rallied as traders welcomed the Republican victory in the US midterm elections. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
The Australian share market is lower as a large fall in commodity prices overnight weighs on the market. Oil prices have plunged, with Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December hitting a four-year low after Saudi Arabia slashed its export prices ...

Why the eurozone cannot afford cheap oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
I wonder, wonder if there's anyone on this planet that's wishin' and hopin' and prayin' for higher and forever rising crude oil prices - except, that is, for the producers and the sellers of the slick black stuff... and of course, the climate changers. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after mainly negative performance on Wall Street as oil prices slump. At 0828 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,501. In local economic news ...