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"Patient" is the (key)word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
Say whaaa? Wall Street up - big time (well, relatively) - on the same night that crude oil prices went for another leg down. What ever happened to the headlines of not so long ago that went, "US equities sell off as oil prices tumbles" or something ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, dragged down by energy and mining stocks following a sharp fall in oil prices and low iron ore prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.8 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 5,797.7. The broader All ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... the weakest on Monday. Woodside Petroleum was down 71 cents, or two per cent, to $34.04 following another slide in oil prices, while Santos lost 11 cents to $7.00 and Oil Search fell 29 cents to $7.60. Woodside also announced a shut-in of production ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell on renewed anxiety over falling oil prices and the rising US dollar. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 11 points at 5,801. In local economic ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... enough - but this economic indicator is the more important in my book, it shows what the worry of yesterday - slumping oil prices - and the concern du' jour - the strong US dollar - equates to for America. These equal to slumping US import prices - down ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... said market expectations the Reserve Bank will cut the interest rate was helping the banks but weak commodities and oil prices are prompting investors to avoid mining and energy stocks. "I think this is all keeping people just a little bit cautious ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... rate at 2.25 per cent, but observers believe the RBA has a couple more cuts in mind for 2015. Meanwhile, falling crude oil prices overnight, caused by US oversupply concerns and weak China growth forecasts, has hit the energy players and miners to level ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... senior secured debt issue to push back the maturity date on its debt pile. Mr McCarthy said that, meanwhile, a rise in oil prices was "speaking directly" to the energy sector. Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum jumped 10 cents to $35.20, Santos ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... lifted 56.5 cents to $38.855. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton dropped 45 cents to $33.67 as crude oil prices fell and base metals had a mixed night. Rio Tinto fell $1.03 to $64.57, and Fortescue Metals dipped three cents to $2.42. ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... its neighbours beggar America by dumping their economic weakness and deflation to the US. While the plunge in crude oil prices remains the biggest contributor, it's also a fact that the strong US dollar is putting downward pressure on US inflation. The ...