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Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... but not when they happen all at once... within hours of each other. Markets would have ignored reports that the US and Europe have expanded their sanctions against Russia. They've been enlarging the bull's eye on their target for the best part of four ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
"Play it again, Chumbawamba"... "I get knocked down but I get up again..." Can't really stop those bargain hunters hunting for bargains on Wall Street, 'ey? Not even with the previous day's headlines talkin' 'bout the Fed saying that those bargains ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong performance on Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average bolted to a new record. At 0812 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite Wall Street closing mostly lower after the Federal Reserve warned that some technology stocks appear to be overvalued. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Frantic pace of alternatives growth revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... destination for alternative capital (45%), with infrastructure as the only major exception where more capital is invested in Europe. Overall, 38% of alternative assets are invested in Europe and 7% in Asia Pacific, with 10% being invested in the rest ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a solid kickoff to the US earnings season from Alcoa and Federal Reserve minutes that signalled low interest rates for a while longer. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the ...

Run with bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
One more time, from the top: "I get knocked down But I get up again You're never going to keep me down." -- Chumbawamba Yeah, yeah, yeah Virginia, the financial troubles of Portugal's Banco Espiritu Santo may have stirred market anxiety last week - ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
The Australian share market was higher in early trade following positive leads out of the United States and Europe. The gains have been broad based, with healthcare and gold stocks the best performers. IG chief market analyst Ric Spooner said trading ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... paper to "a few clients..." Espirito Santo International is Banco Espirito Santo SA's parent company. The fallout across Europe brought back memories of the European sovereign debt crisis. Lisbon's stock market, of course, bore the brunt - down 3.7% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a solid kickoff to the US earnings season from Alcoa and Federal Reserve minutes that signalled low interest rates for a while longer. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the ...