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Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell slightly following a mixed US jobs report and as investors awaited Greece's weekend referendum over its economic fate. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following lifts on Wall Street but falls on European markets as investors await the next move in Greece's debt crisis. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 29 ...

Eslake consultancy up and running after leaving BoA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Economist Saul Eslake is "pleasantly surprised" at the amount of work that he has been asked to do through his consultancy firm only weeks after leaving Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML). Speaking to Financial Standard, Eslake said that over the ...

Australian market set for further falls

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Investors are bracing for further slides on the Australian sharemarket as Greece heads towards a default on its debt that could lead to its exit from the eurozone. The futures market suggests the S&P ASX/200 will open around 0.6 per cent lower on Tuesday ...

Shares lower on Greece worries

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower as cautious traders await news from Greece. CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner said Australians had woken up to a standoff between the two parties following a presumption there would be a resolution between ...

Extensions - What the Greeks await and the Russians hate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
As Yogi Berra famously quoted, "it ain't over till it's over." Elvis is still in the building. Optimism over a Greek bailout deal has hit a roadblock (again), prompting financial markets to give up some of the gains made over the past few days. But ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following falls in overseas stocks. At 0656 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down 13 points at 5,616. Wall Street was down almost one per cent as fresh problems emerged ...

Market set for a steady start

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a steady start to the week, as Greece and European leaders continues to work towards ending the country's debt crisis. At 0704 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down three points ...

The unborn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Midnight's been kicked back. Last night was supposed to be the night when the Grexit clock struck 12 - the make or break - and then there's this from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ): "Special summit of eurozone leaders called for Monday". Trust the masters ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street stocks rose one per cent overnight. At 0704 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,505. The Nasdaq has powered to a fresh record, easily ...