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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... recession. However, the central bank, releasing its quarterly economic report, also predicted annual inflation would hold "well above" its target of 2.0 per cent this year, and would fluctuate between 4.0 and 5.0 per cent in the near term. HONG KONG ...

Headlining the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... expect. All these because of food and energy. Crude oil prices have reached a high of US$92.19 a barrel, more than 16 per cent above the US$79.36 per barrel it was fetching at the start of last year. The price of foodstuffs rose by more. The Economist ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... 52.8 points, or 1.06 per cent, at 5,023.4. It was the second time in less than a week that the All Ordinaries Index closed above 5,000 points. Last Thursday, on February 10, it closed at a 10-month high at 5001.7 points. Monday's close was the highest ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... in technology stocks -- led by Cisco's double-digit tumble - for the market's weakness. And after Nasdaq climbed to close above the zero line? Easy, just add one line and it's all fixed. Bargain hunting ensued after the sharp falls in tech stocks. But ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... All Ordinaries index added 6.6 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 5,001.7 points. It is the first time the All Ordinaries closed above 5,000 points since April 16, 2010. NEW YORK - US stocks closed flat Thursday as Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... Frankfurt the DAX gained 0.54 per cent to 7,323.24 points. In Paris, the market was back at September 2008 levels and at above 4,100 points looked promising. Elsewhere in Europe, Amsterdam put on 0.34 per cent, Brussels edged up 0.09 per cent, Madrid ...

ASIC catches Camelot Derivatives

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... failed to comply with the conditions of the AFSL and King was an accessory to Camelot's contraventions. ASIC alleges that the above offences contravened provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... Inc and other large companies reported higher earnings. There was also a strong report on manufacturing. The Dow closed above 12,000 and the S&P 500 index above 1,300 for the first time in two and a half years. Both indices are trading at levels last ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... futures contract was 54 points higher at 4,777, with 12,915 contracts traded. The Dow Jones industrial average has closed above 12,000 for the first time in 2 1/2 years - yet another sign that the economy is extending its recovery from the recession. ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... sleeps till we get used to seeing a 12 in front of the Dow index." Last night must have been that last sleep. The Dow closed above 12T for the first time since 19 June 2008 - up 1.3 per cent from the previous day's level. Better, the S&P 500 closed 1.7 ...