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Aussies head to Britain for investments

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
The Australian share market has received a modest negative lead from offshore markets as Wall Street traders examined the details of an overhaul of the US financial system and Goldman Sachs' settlement of fraud charges. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
Australian markets have received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. At 0744 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 16 points lower at 4,429. In economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, with strong gains among financial and resources companies leading the broader market higher. At 1203 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 64.3 points, or 1.47 per cent, at 4,444.6 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
The Australian share market is likely to open higher as the second-quarter earnings season in the US got off to a positive start. After Wall Street closed marginally higher, aluminum maker Alcoa beat analysts' expectations and raised its forecast for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... more than expected last week. Initial claims fell to 454,000 in the week ending July 3 from the previous week's revised figure of 475,000, the department said. Most economists had expected the latest weekly figure to be around 460,000. Sentiment was ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... Bring me that guy who told me that my Greek bonds are now worthless. Before you jump to any conclusion, this is just a figure of speech my friends. I only earn enough to put food on my four children's table and the wife, of course. But the point here ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from overnight trading offshore, with all three key US indices and European markets all recording strong gains. Key commodities -- oil and metals -- also were higher. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
The Australian market is likely to open weaker on Monday after an unexpected decline in the US unemployment rate had US stocks close lower on Friday. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 30 points ...

Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Looks like the financial markets are not getting any reprieve from this month's instalment of economic data releases. You guessed it! It was another down day on Wall Street overnight as Murphy's Law made its presence felt. "If anything could go wrong ...