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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... early afternoon as fresh clashes left several dead in Cairo and the government faced an ultimatum from the military. Oil prices also moved higher on fears the Egypt crisis could disrupt oil supplies. A new round of worries also erupted over the eurozone ...

Venezuelan market rally under question

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... who, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, "...has seized more than 1,000 companies or their assets, leveraged soaring oil prices to play hardball with such multinationals as Exxon Mobil (XOM) and ConocoPhillips (COP), and pushed through price controls ...

QE paradox in reverse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... pinpointing the catalyst to the correction that I've been warning about in recent days. I thought it would be dearer oil prices. I put it out there only last Monday in my column titled "Temper, temper" ( http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/25600960 ...

Oil price spike won't spoil Aussie equity party

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... encroaching on the price it reached back in 2011, when $126.46 a barrel oil wrecked havoc on equity markets. "Dearer oil prices raise the cost of business inputs and erode disposable income, leading to lower consumption and spending, reduced profits ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... Brent oil is now a few dollars away from the US$126.46 high it reached back then. And logically, too. Because dearer oil prices raise the cost of business inputs and erodes disposable income, leading to lower consumption and spending, reduced profits ...

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... inspired by its belief in its own 'exceptionalism' has long marched to a different tune. But on the upside for the US, if oil prices continue their downtrend as forecast due to increased domestic production it may reinforce the expected recovery in the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... aluminium consumption. "Certainly, the resources are softer on the back of weak commodity prices, precious metals prices, oil prices," Mr Russell said. China is one of Australia's major trading partners. Mr Russell said developments on overseas markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... year results. NEW YORK - US stocks scored small gains as investors weighed encouraging housing data and falling crude oil prices that stoked hopes for more growth in the tepid economy. The stock indexes opened mixed but found positive momentum after ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... that developed since the global financial crisis to date - Europe sovereign debt crisis, the Arab Spring (and surging oil prices), the Japanese tsunami/nuclear reactor meltdown, the US losing its AAA credit rating, North Korea, Iran, etc. - at 1334.8 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... Westpac improved three cents to $21.85. The energy sector was performing strongly, following strong gains in crude oil prices amid reports of low inventories. Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum had increased by 30 cents to $30.72, and Santos lifted ...