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Beware the Budgets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... seemingly is in a race to repair its balance sheet. Consumers' reaction to tough Budget measures - whether in America, Britain or Australia - will decide whether this budding recovery gathers momentum and is sustained. The growing optimism in the financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... 1.68 per cent, to 866.23. LONDON - European stock markets rallied on encouraging economic data from across the continent. Britain reported a surprise jump in retail sales, France saw a rise in consumer spending, while a German business confidence index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... coffers of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were announced half an hour before European markets closed. Britain's FTSE 100 closed up 169.36 points, or 4.28 per cent, to 4,124.97. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX rose 250.85 points, or 6.07 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... cent, to 676.53, while the Nasdaq composite index had fallen 25.21, or 1.95 per cent, to 1,268.64. LONDON - In the UK, Britain's FTSE 100 index gained 11.67 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 3,542.4 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX was 25.62 points, or 0.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... that was no worse than expected dissipated amid ongoing fears about the state of the world's largest economy. In the UK, Britain's FTSE 100 index was essentially flat, rising 0.02 per cent, or by 0.87 points, to 3,530.73. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... European markets falling heavily on more negative economic news and uncertainty over aggressive interest rate cuts in Britain. At 0820 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 50 points at 3,119. In economic news on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... or 0.64 per cent, to 696.33, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 1.84 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 1,321.01. LONDON - Britain's share market closed at its lowest point since March 2003 amid heavy selling pressure. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares ...

The biggest loser

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... cent from a year ago. These represented the biggest decline on both measures since records began in 1995. And we thought Britain was the basket case of Europe! The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) latest World Business Outlook report predicts the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... per cent, to 1,546.24. LONDON - Global equities were mixed on Thursday as investors digested interest rate decisions in Britain and the eurozone plus weaker-than-expected US jobs data, dealers said. The Bank of England slashed British interest rates ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... a never-ending downward spiral. The Australian term for this is "sucked in". The big economies of Japan, the Eurozone, Britain and now even China have been 'sucked in'. In time, no matter how much positive spin we put on Australia, if the situation goes ...