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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after a game of brinkmanship between European leaders and Greek bondholders drove the region's stock markets lower as investors worried that a deal needed to cut Athens' mountain of debt might fall ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The Australian stock market at noon on Monday was slightly lower as investors awaited news on the Greek debt situation. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 7.4 points, or 0.17 per cent, weaker at 4,232.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat or weaker in the absence of strong leads from the US and Europe. At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,213. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... to $4.91. One of the top performers of the day was Lynas Corporation after it raised the estimated resources at its major Mount Weld project in Western Australia by 37 per cent from its previous estimate. Shares added 5.4 per cent on the news. Retailers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... priced-in. But, brokers said, the news had sparked further concerns about Europe's capacity to manage its economy as fears mount that Greece may default on its debt ahead of a 14.4 billion euros ($A17.76 billion) bond repayment in March. "Failure of ...

The times, they're not a -changin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
It's a brand new year, yet why does it feel that times are not a-changin'? The problems of 2011 merely just got carried over into 2012. And if you believe those start of the year forecasts, the times could even be a-changin' for the worse - and the ...

She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
No doubt financial markets are still basking in the afterglow of last week's equity rally - which for many had been the best in more than three years. The S&P 500 index ended the week up 7.4% with the All Ords not that far behind as it posted a 7.1% ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed night on Wall Street and falls on major European bourses as the region's leaders met to try to resolve the relentless debt crisis now threatening big nations such as France. At 0800 AEDT on ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
Obama in Australia may be providing us, Australians, a bit of a sideshow but for global financial markets, the game hasn't changed. It continues to be one that could be characterised as Europe pushed-US pulled. Europe pushed. Fears of a debt contagion ...

Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... his government but is expected to announce a cabinet of 12 technocrats within days. Meanwhile, pressure is continuing to mount on Europe's other troubled member, Greece, amid reports troika representatives (inspectors from the International Monetary ...