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Acronyms pull down USD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... bank purchased US$7.7 billion worth of seven and 10-year US Treasury bonds as soon as it heard the opening bell on Wall Street. It did not stop there -- it went back for a second helping - and bought another US$3.1 billion worth of Agency securities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... gains in commodity prices boosts energy producers and miners, mitigating the effect of the declines in equities on Wall Street. At 0734 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was two points higher at 3,836. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... really anything that's making the market move too rapidly, so I think investors will wait to follow the lead from Wall Street tonight." The four major banks all were weaker at 1202 AEST. National Australia Bank was down 17 cents at $21.84, Westpac had ...

Seeking equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
No confusion here. Wall Street would not be dragged into reacting to reports that US home building has fallen to its lowest level on record. Just imagine what could have happened had this report reached the headlines six months ago? US equities ended ...

Easing Libor pains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... measure of banks' willingness to lend to each other - and how this is moving the right direction. The opening bell on Wall Street further strengthened this trust among banks with the Libor rate on 3-month US dollars dropping to just 0.785 per cent overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... rose strongly with London's FTSE index advancing 98.34 points, or 2.26 per cent higher at 4,446.45 after a surge on Wall Street. FRANKFURT - The DAX rose 114.46 points, or 2.42 per cent, to 4,851.96. PARIS - The CAC 40 index gained 76.34 points, or 2.41 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after negative leads from Wall Street in securities, metals and oil, although gold was higher. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 42 points lower ...

Confusion in the inflection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... Cracks on the Wall? Have markets got ahead of themselves and investors are now looking for the greater fool? Taking Wall Street's cue, most major equity markets around the world finished last week's trading activity in the red. But then again, most were ...

Bull market on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
Wall Street paused. Wall Street is refreshed and ready for more climbing. Wall Street is back after taking a breather over the past three days, reversing some of the losses incurred since the start of the week. The S&P 500 index gained more than one ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street gained as investors looked ahead toward economic recovery. Higher gold, silver and oil prices are expected to buoy the local market. At 0704 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...