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Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
Political affiliations do more than just influence who will become the next US president, they can dictate asset prices too, according to a study on the performance of Democratic versus Republican fund managers. US-based publication, Advisor Perspectives ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from the key Wall Street and European indices overnight, and from another drop in the price of crude oil and base metal copper, although precious metals were higher. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The Australian share market may fall a little further on Tuesday after equity markets around the world slumped overnight on concerns about heavy losses in Chinese stocks on Monday. At 0718 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger following significant gains on Wall Street on a surge in financial stocks ahead of the US reporting season. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

India markets up 18pc on election

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
Indian funds could receive renewed investor interest after the country's equity markets rose around 18 per cent following the latest election results. India's democratic elections, which includes more than 700 million voters across 26 states, resulted ...

Baracking for the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
"While our economy may be weakened and our confidence shaken, though we are living through difficult and uncertain times, tonight I want every American to know this, we will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Been there, done that. More money poured and promised to be poured into the economic and financial systems have not convinced equity markets that the 'beginning of the end' of the global financial crisis is nigh. US President Barack Obama declared these ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Roll out the money-making machine. The US economic and financial situation continues to burn while the politicians fiddle. In spite of the goodwill that Barack Obama took with him to the Oval office and the fact that he has already etched a 'game plan' ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received a mildly positive lead from Wall Street but stronger metal prices have pushed up the Sydney Futures Exchange. At 0816 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 16 points higher at 3,345. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after commodity prices, including gold, oil and copper, gained overnight. At 0816 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 41 points at 3,662. ...