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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving strong, negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with foreign markets spooked by the crisis in Libya, and poor data from China, the US and Spain. On the ASX 24 at 0832 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

Good jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... sector payrolls. The ADP/Macroeconomic Advisors private payrolls report showed 217,000 private sector jobs added in February - more than expectations for a 175,000 gain - from an upwardly revised 189,000 increase in the previous month. Jobless claims. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar opened flat on Monday, after an up-and-down offshore session. At 0700 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.33 US cents, down marginally from Friday's local close of 101.41 US cents. During the weekend offshore session, the Australian ...

Developed markets enjoy strong inflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Investors are wading back into developed market equities in a reversal of recent investment trends as the US and Europe continue to gain traction. Concerns, mainly inflationary, but also geopolitical, have contributed to the shift of capital out of ...

Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... strengthening. Yesterday, the ADP/Macroeconomic Advisors private payrolls report showed 217,000 private sector jobs added in February - more than expectations for a 175,000 gain - from an upwardly revised 189,000 increase in the previous month. Today ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received strong, positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with key indices on Wall Street and in Europe clearly higher. Oil and precious metals fell, as investors turned away from their search for safe havens. On the ...

Yesterday today tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... strengthening job market" is the ADP/Macroeconomic Advisors private payrolls report showing 217,000 private sector jobs added in February - more than expectations for a 175,000 gain - from an upwardly revised 189,000 increase in the previous month. Never ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all three Wall Street indices ending higher, after European and Asian markets were significantly lower. Oil and precious metals surged again as the US dollar dropped ...

Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... tuned for QE3. But we might not have long to wait. The ISM manufacturing index's employment component rose to 64.5 in February - the 17th straight month above 50 and the highest since January 1973 - with 11 industries reporting an increase in employment ...

ASIC brings charges against Opes Prime chief

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
Former Opes Prime Stockbroking chief executive and director, Lirim (Laurie) Emini, has pleaded not guilty to 26 charges brought on by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Now committed to stand trial, Emini, 47, is facing 22 ...