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Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... you! Shame, shame, shame. You've gone back to your old ways, haven't you? No use denying, we have an eyewitness. The Wall Street Journal reports that Moody's continue to issue inflated ratings. Mr. Eric Kolchinky, a former ratings analyst for the company ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Wall Street has been on a holding pattern over the past three trading sessions. It's waiting...waiting...waiting. Waiting for what? Wall Street waits for the Fed's verdict on monetary policy. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) begins its two-day ...

Wealth effect turns positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... days straight or for nine days with only a day's pause and you too would need a bit of a rest. This is precisely what Wall Street did overnight -- it stopped for a break. In financial market jargon this is termed as "consolidation." The Dow closed 0.08 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open weaker after a rally on Wall Street came to an end as US economic data presented a mixed picture on the economic recovery. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... Wednesday's strong gains after positive economic data added to evidence the US has emerged from recession and extended Wall Street's rally. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 53 points higher at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... cent, at 4540.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 11.1 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 4547.2. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks lifted after a stronger-than-expected report on US retail sales reinforced optimism on the economic recovery. Retail ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after gains on Wall Street as investors remained positive about the prospects of economic recovery. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 46 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open flat on Monday, led by losses on Wall Street and after a week of strong gains in most major markets. The Gold miners may gain after the price of the precious metal jumped while energy stocks may slump ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... the globe would recover only need to look at last week's equity market trading activity. Despite the slight fall on Wall Street at the end of last week's trading, most stock indexes around the world posted gains for the week. And why shouldn't they? ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open higher on Friday following strong gains on Wall Street and among commodity prices. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 42 points higher at 4607. In economic ...