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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street and European bourses rose strongly after the European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi pledged full support for the euro. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... companies - there goes hiring, and reduce consumers' disposable income and spending on "others". While the month old price spike in agriculture in only a month old - rising prices could cure rising prices - and speculators are certainly benefitting ...

SMSF contributions spike ahead of cap

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
SMSF contributions were up close to $7000 in the 2011/12 financial year driven by over 50s getting in ahead of the $25,000 concessional cap introduction on July 1 this year. The latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey showed the average contribution ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... contracts traded. The positive opening in Australia came despite falls on Wall Street and European markets overnight following a spike in Spanish bond yields. US stocks fell ahead of the opening of earnings season, with the slow economy and worries about ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... Australian market looks set to open slightly higher despite falls on Wall Street and European markets overnight following a spike in Spanish bond yields. At 0825 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up five points at 4,095. ...

IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... to last night, the S&P 500 lost 1.2%. The loss would have been greater, down 4.4%, were it not for the Europhoria spurred spike at the end of last month. With economic indicators pointing in every direction - up, down and round and round - and market ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Australian stocks have sunk to their lowest level this year as investors begin to panic over the crisis in Europe after reports of a run on Spanish banks. Europe's main stock markets tumbled and the euro hit a new four-month US dollar low as worries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following big falls on US markets overnight and continued political uncertainty in Europe. At 0751 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 4,084. In economic news ...

Deja vu of deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... easing as it tries to kickstart the torpid economy. Tokyo closed 0.43 per cent, or 40.94 points, lower at 9,520.89 as a huge spike in the wake of the BoJ announcement was reversed. Seoul added 0.58 per cent, or 11.30 points, to close at 1,975.34. Hong ...