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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat, while precious metals were higher and oil eased. On the ASX 24 at 0837 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was two points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, as continuing unrest in North Africa and the Middle East induces nervousness on world markets. On the ASX 24 at 0832 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received strong, positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with key indices on Wall Street and in Europe clearly higher. Oil and precious metals fell, as investors turned away from their search for safe havens. On the ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
Better the mole you expect. America's still whacking its mole of tepid economic growth with the twin hammers of the US Federal Reserve's US$600 billion QE2 and the Obama administration's fiscal largesse. So far these twin hammers appear to be doing ...

Shopping till unemployment drops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
If there is one proof that no one can fight against nature, it is the Americans and shopping. Yes Virginia, they continue to shop in stores and and even online! And they're not only window-shopping... they are actually exchanging money for goods and ...

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
We've been told that the US recession officially died 15 months ago and Wall Street, it seems, is no longer grieving. In fact, the S&P 500 index looks on track to claim its "biggest September gain in 71 years" - unless Bloomberg is mistaken, that is ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Proceed at your own risk. Forecasting in quiet times is difficult. Forecasting during periods of uncertainty is even more difficult. Forecasting currency movements during periods of uncertainty is well...a mug's game. The recent surge in the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after strong gains in US and European stocks after better than expected US consumer confidence data raised hopes of economic recovery. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

PE firms gobble Lehman Bros AM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Neuberger Berman, a subsidiary of the now defunct Lehman Brothers, along with a huge slice of the parent company's asset management business has been sold for $2.7 billion to private equity giants Bain Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman. The transaction ...

AEGON takes Lehman Bros hit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
AEGON is expecting to suffer losses from its $466 million exposure to Lehman Brothers. During 2008, AEGON actively lowered its exposure to Lehman Brothers by approximately 20 per cent. By September 12, four days before Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy ...