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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Securities markets were mixed and flat, precious metals were higher, and oil eased. At 0716 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was three points ...

Riots turn fund managers to risk review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... projects through about 40 African countries. Some are chasing mineral wealth in high-risk countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and have made their way into the small-cap portfolios of fund managers. Those who invest in these companies ...

1989 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania. Yugoslavia broke up into separate states. So did the mighty United Soviet Socialist Republic. The enemy of the era was communism. It failed to live up to the better life their comrades at the politburo promised. And ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat and mixed, precious metals higher, but oil was lower. On the ASX 24 at 0854 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was seven ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
The Australian market has flat to mixed negative leads from offshore trading overnight. The Dow ended higher, but Wall Streets's other key indices were lower, as were European and Asian markets in Wednesday trade. Precious metals were higher, but oil ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... latest purchasing managers indices in China, India, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Sweden, Brazil, Czech Republic, Turkey... shall I go on? Markit Economics latest report shows that they're all above 50 and rising -- which means yes ...

Santa's in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
"Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus Lane..." The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) played Santa to Australians all by announcing no increase in interest rates yesterday. It may have to lift the official cash rate from ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Gimme, gimme. This was the financial markets' almost universal clamour just a few weeks ago before the Fed handed down QE2. They wanted it... and so desperately. Heck, some even wanted more than the US$600 billion Big Ben handed out. But that was a ...

Politics shape investment choices: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
Investors make some of their investment decisions based on whether they support the political party in power or not, academic research shows. The School of Business finance department from University of Miami released data this month claiming that investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... MAP Group releases third quarter results, while West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd issues first quarter figures. Republic Gold Ltd holds its annual general meeting. On Monday, the Australian share market posted gains following stronger bank and ...