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Perspective not perplexing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
No, no, no not again! Why can't stock markets move only in the up direction? You guessed it, 'twas another down day on Wall Street and in Europe. And yes, you're right it's because of European jitters because Italy's cost of funding remains on the up ...

Go figure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
A brand new month, a brand new scare. Yes folks, just when we thought that it's gonna be a bright (bright) sun-shiny day, along comes the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) bearing bad tidings. And if you hadn't had your fill ...

Party in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
An agreement is nigh! That, at least, is the conclusion one could derive if one had one's ear pressed closed to the European Union meeting in Brussels. There really was nothing fresh about the fresh reports that littered cyberspace after the 23 October ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Australian shares fell in morning trade, extending early losses on profit-taking investors. The market opened half a per cent lower on Wednesday after dramatic falls on overseas metals markets and a weak start to the US reporting season overnight. By ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
Oh no! This couldn't happen. Not now, not when the "Finance Minister of the Year" sits in Canberra. The A-dollar has fallen below parity with the US dollar. Australian deputy prime minister and federal treasurer Wayne Swan had been awarded the top gong ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
The Australian share market is more than two per cent lower at noon amid global uncertainty following big falls on Wall Street after the US central bank downgraded its economic outlook. The big miners led the falls, with Rio Tinto shares shedding more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell almost 2.5 per cent overnight. At 0654 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 95 points at 3,990. In economics news, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open little change, from last week's positive finish. At 0708 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up eight points at 4163. In economic news, on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
Australian shares retained early losses at noon after the market opened almost three per cent lower due to investor fears on the European debt crisis. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 118.9 points, or 2.8 per cent, at 4,075.8 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 300 points, as global stock markets were stung by fresh anxiety in the eurozone over Greece's bailout. The Dow fell 303.68 points (2.69 per cent) to close at 10,992.13. ...