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Shares in the black despite the bears

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
The share markets are still on track for a positive calendar year, said Shane Oliver AMP Capital Investors chief economist and investment strategist. Trading volumes may also be giving us clues, he said. "While it's been very shaky, the rally in shares ...

Oil to drop to US$85 by year-end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... from their current sustained US$110-plus run to as low as US$85 towards the end of this year, said Shane Oliver, chief economist and chief investment strategist at AMP Capital Investors. "Australian capital city petrol prices are on the brink of breaking ...

Raising stakes in charity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... Fiona Trafford-Walker, Frontier Investment Consulting managing director and Don Stammer, former Deutsche Bank chief economist and director of investment strategy. But most importantly, said Cuffe, the projected one per cent or $1.5 million donation per ...

Volatility hits 5-year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
Volatility in US markets has jumped to its highest levels in five years yet not all volatility managers seem to know how to make the most of it, reports the latest VanMac hedge funds state of play newsletter. "Volatility increased in markets with the ...

US Fed back in the lead

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... response to the severity of the credit crunch and emerging evidence of economic weakness," said Richard B Hoey, chief economist for the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. "The Fed has recently shown creativity in developing new approaches to break ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after US stocks gained overnight. Resource stocks may decline after commodity prices fell overnight, however. At 0706 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after US stocks gained overnight on a stronger-than-expected Midwestern business activity report. Resource stocks may decline after base metal prices declined overnight. At 0700 AEDT on the Sydney ...

Let the sub-prime post-mortem begin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... credit supply when a boom is on and contract it when businesses really need it to battle slowing market conditions. The Economist in a review of the book said de-regulation of the market which allowed securisations to expand their share of the credit ...

Broadacre price boom

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... historically high throughout the year, farm incomes are expected to improve," Frank Drum, National Australia Bank agribusiness economist told the Southern Cross. The reports of upbeat crop prices expectations in farming district newspapers mirror reports ...

Douglas to head van Eyk investment research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... equities, hybrids, structured credit, global infrastructure equities and fixed interest. Prior to van Eyk, Douglas was chief economist and bond strategist at Merrill Lynch Australia and has held roles at AMP and the New South Wales government. Established ...