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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
The Australian has received generally positive leads from overnight trading offshore, with Wall Street up marginally, precious metals higher, and European markets flat to higher. Oil and base metal copper were lower, however. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... climbed 18 cents to $27.90, Commonwealth Bank strengthened 37 cents to $58.51, and ANZ rose 14 cents to $25.29. On Wall Street on Friday, US stocks closed higher as investors awaited the start of company earnings season this week, pushing the Dow briefly ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... says a recession is coming. It was unfathomable at the time (circa 2005 -2006) when the bull was rampaging all over Wall Street and almost all other equity markets. It simply didn't make sense when the US and global economies were so strong. Besides ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead from overseas markets, with Wall Street closing higher and metals futures contract prices firmer. But the benchmark crude oil futures contract price dipped below $US85 a barrel on Friday. At 0722 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... Harvey Norman and David Jones were performing well following upbeat retail sales figures from the US, which drove Wall Street higher. Shares in Harvey Norman were four cents firmer at $3.72 at 1208 AEST while David Jones shares had risen one cent to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Wall Street securities have provided a positive lead to the Australian stock market on Friday, although key commodities all were lower in overnight trade. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0740 AEST, the June share price index contract was 27 points ...

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
So what happened to the post-Easter elation on Wall Street? It appears that it has been flushed down the gurgler like the Easter eggs that were consumed days before. Remember how the US payrolls report was spun favourably despite coming in worse than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... large-cap US banks on Tuesday, citing more clarity on asset-quality trends, and this lifted the banking sector on Wall Street. But the yen's regaining of some ground after hitting a seven-month low against the dollar this week, was encouraging investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The Australian share market has received generally positive leads from overnight trading overseas, with Wall Street closing flat to higher, gold and oil prices rising, while silver and base metal copper eased. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0739 ...

Easter egg hunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Has sentiment on Wall Street really, truly changed to positive? Or have financial markets only engaged in an Easter egg hunt for positive news? Read the post-Easter headlines and no matter where you look, financial markets are celebrating not only the ...