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She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... tally added 72K for an average monthly gain of 143K over the past three months. While it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Friday night's EU summit could spoil festivities. But before then, expect another week of increased volatility as markets ...

Betashares launches three new ETFs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... performance of the S&P GSCI Agriculture Enhanced Select Index, which is made up of corn, wheat, soybeans and sugar. Before Christmas BetaShares said it will also launch a Copper Index ETF and a Commondities Basket, which will track the performance of ...

A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... for it impresses upon one and all the central banks' determination not to let one and all go down the gurgler. A Merry Christmas to you too Fed, ECB, BOJ, BOE, BOC and SNB. And you, PBOC. =========================================== Meet Ben Ong, Financial ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go." Oh yes Virginia, happy days have come back. Wall Street's up, Europe's up, Asia and Australia are up and up. Scan through the headlines and you get the impression that though all remains ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... 1.5 per cent, snapping six days of losses, with investor sentiment boosted by a stronger than expected start to the Christmas retail period in the United States. The gains came after the market hit a seven-week low on Friday. "It's a very impressive ...

Political debate defers FOFA clarity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... of parliament, it seems increasingly unlikely that the proposed FOFA legislation will pass through both houses before Christmas. Added to this is the fact that the government has yet to bring the second tranche of reforms before MPs (though most believe ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... $3.16. In other news, Tiger Airways has been cleared to increase its number of flights in Australia ahead of the busy Christmas travel period. On the Australian market, national turnover was 880.8 million shares worth $1.32 billion, with 421 stocks up ...

Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... Europe but Santa Claus is coming to town in America. Yes folks, we're still so many sleeps away from the 12 days of Christmas but I'm already on Christmas countdown - I'll explain why later. And yes to you too gentle reader Spud, Europe went haywire ...

Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... according to the Stock Trader's Almanac - on your side, the odds are stacked in favour of stocks. Don't get caught up in the Christmas rush.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... it said sales so far this financial year were down and it expected difficult trading conditions to carry on through Christmas. National turnover at 1207 AEDT was 698.3 million shares worth $1.64 billion, with 332 stocks up, 414 down and 309 unchanged. ...