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Depression no more?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... depression-like stockmarket tumble needs a depression-like bounce back. This is what the equity markets' got overnight as Wall Street staged its biggest rally since October 1931. Equity markets across Europe and the US recorded spectacular one-day rallies ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... market is expected to surge at open this morning, with the Australian futures index up over seven per cent, following Wall Street's boom overnight. At 0826 AEDT, the key pointer to the day's trading in Australia, the December SPI futures contract on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... 8.2 per cent, to 3,939.5 - its biggest fall since 20 October 1987 when it plummeted almost 25 per cent. NEW YORK - Wall Street capped one of its worst weeks ever with a wild session on Friday that saw the Dow Jones industrials gyrate within a 1,000 point ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Another day, another record on Wall Street - a record fall that is - as a new day brings fresh news that financial Armageddon is nigh. Yesterday's concerted action by 6 of the world's major central banks - plus the Peoples Bank of China - on top of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower again after receiving a strong negative lead from Wall Street. At 0750 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 180 points at 4,120. Today, OZ ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... upside risks to price stability,' and therefore, 'Some easing of global monetary conditions is therefore warranted.'' Wall Street was unimpressed with investors continuing to dump their stock holdings, perhaps wishing for a larger reduction, but more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker following a negative lead from the US as Wall Street tried but failed to find some stability from an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and other big central banks. At 0807 AEDT, the December ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were lower at noon after Wall Street sank to a five-year low overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 188.5 points, or 4.08 per cent, at 4430.2, while the broader All Ordinaries had lost 185.2 points, or 4.03 per ...

Central Banks must unite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... rally in the Australian stock market will today prove to be just that - a relief rally - given the woeful lead from Wall Street overnight. The Reserve Bank of Australia's shock announcement of a 100 basis point reduction in the official cash rate to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
The Australian share market has received a negative lead from Wall Street after stocks dropped for a fifth day as investors shrugged off signs the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates and focused concern on financial companies' balance sheets. ...