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Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
May's over. It's done, dusted, it's obituary is written and save for the diehard bulls - and perhaps, Warren (of the "be greedy when others are fearful" fame), best forgotten. Just our luck 'ey Virginia, the euro tragedy did a replay last month, giving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, Wall Street fell more than one per cent and major European markets lost closer to two per cent. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 43 points at 4,043. In economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
The Australian share market remained in negative territory in intra-day trading, with most sectors falling into the red and investors digesting weak retail trade data. Reports that China's government may not repeat its massive 2008 stimulus package ...

Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Turbulence in European debt markets is pushing global investors back towards US Treasury bonds, with demand so high that supply can't keep up. The effect is so extreme that Bloomberg has reported yields are being compressed to what are now 10-year lows. ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Shiver me timbers! If you ever doubted that the markets see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear, the equity markets' performance over the past 24 hours will make a believer out of ya'll. Forget Europe, China's coming to the rescue. ...

Show me the stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Think somebody forgot to remind the Australian stock market that we're still in May. Sell, sell, sell in May remember? The All Ordinaries index jumped just a few points shy of a full percent yesterday despite a negative lead in the final day of trading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with traders again looking to events across the Atlantic ahead of a long holiday weekend. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 13 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with traders again looking to events across the Atlantic ahead of a long holiday weekend. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down ...

Managers confident on value as China PMI contracts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The latest figures on Chinese manufacturing show a contraction for the seventh consecutive month, although investment managers remain confident. HSBC's purchasing managers index (PMI) yesterday indicated factory output fell from 49.3 in April to 48.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mainly in the black following early session losses and the major European bourses finished in positive territory. At 0825 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...