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It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... comin over me There is wonder in most everything I see Not a cloud in the sky Got the sun in my eyes" (Carpenters) Wall Street snubbed what was broadly a bad news day and instead merrily hummed, "Everything I want the world to be, is now coming true ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... cent, to 4435.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index lifted 90.8 points, or 2.09 per cent, to 4436.7. NEW YORK - Wall Street posted modest gains on Thursday, as news of surprising economic growth in Europe offset weak US data. A late buying wave pushed ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... the headlines scream that the recession is over, the bulk of the gains have already been made. Since the March low, Wall Street and equity markets elsewhere have rallied by around 50 per cent - some by less, some by more, some by a lot more. But the ...

September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... 72.2 per cent as at Q2 2009, a hairline below the 72.3 per cent achieved in 2004 when the bulls were still roaming on Wall Street. Forget that interest rates are at historic lows - and would be kept that way for as long as necessary. Forget that National ...

Dead cat bouncers dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... just got better. If you thought Australia's latest unemployment reading was great, you'll certainly be rejoicing - as Wall Street did - at the reduction in America's jobless rate. Here at home, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the unemployment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... people were claiming unemployment benefits. A stream of disappointing July sales numbers from major retailers added to Wall Street's uneasy mood. Without some improvement in employment, investors are likely to get more of the disappointing reports that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... flat at noon, taking a breather from a strong run over the last couple of weeks, following a lead from securities on Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEST, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.1 point lower at 4309.2, while the broader All Ordinaries fell 0.3 point ...

Higher...higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
Overnight action on Wall Street was as boring as watching green shoots grow. As is typical in this stage of the cycle, the usual suspects - mixed economic data - caused the major US stock averages to bob up and bob down before closing narrowly higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... declined 1.43 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 3476.37. TOKYO - Japanese share prices crept up to a new 10-month high after Wall Street indices climbed to their best level of the year in response to encouraging corporate and economic news. The benchmark ...

V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... more, the bulk of the equity market gains have all been gained. And just yesterday, I reminded readers - again - of Wall Street's age-old adage of "not fighting the Fed" - and especially not this time when the US Treasury and the White House have got ...