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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street's Dow Jones finished just 35 points higher on Friday, but Asian markets closed the week lower. At 0711 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down nine points ...

Global forecast downgraded, Australia strong

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... global growth forecast for 2012 has also been revised down from 4.5% to 4.0%. On the same day as being awarded finance minister of the year by Euromoney magazine, the treasurer, Wayne Swan, said that the latest IMF figures "confirms our fundamentals ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... drive, especially after European finance heads failed to agree on a plan to solve the eurozone situation. Greece's finance minister was set to once again lay his case to eurozone and IMF officials in a late afternoon conference call that Athens would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open little change, from last week's positive finish. At 0708 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up eight points at 4163. In economic news, on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rebounded from early losses to finish up, despite European and Asian markets earlier closing lower. At 0712 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 41 ...

Not looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
Financial market waters are getting more treacherous by the day. The signs are all around us - macro-economic fundamentals are deteriorating, systemic risk is growing and technical indicators of risk assets are breaking down. I'd like to able to conjure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... reforms to strengthen economic governance of the eurozone, hours after resigning abruptly on Friday. ATHENS - Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has announced new budget cuts totalling around 2 billion euros ($A2.64 billion) as demanded by the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... light sweet crude rose $US1.95 to $US87.32. TOKYO - Tokyo share prices closed up 0.61 per cent on Monday after Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda was elected leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, making him set to become the nation's new premier. ...

Former Liberal leader named Equiti Capital chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... Statistics), the Reserve Bank of Australia, the International Monetary Fund and the UN. He also held roles as Shadow Finance Minister, Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce. Hewson was a founding executive director of Macquarie ...