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No risk of a double-dip recession: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... expected to return 10 per cent, with Chinese shares rising 10.5 per cent. Smaller returns were expected from Euro zone stocks at 7 per cent, and Japan at 6 per cent. Australian fund manager Principal Global Investors is especially bullish on US equities. ...

Yesterday today tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... - good economic report and surging oil prices. And... you guessed it! Here's the report from Bloomberg's website. "U.S. stocks rose, rebounding from yesterday's slump, as chipmakers rallied and signs of a strengthening job market bolstered optimism the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... 4,803.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 22.1 points, or 0.45 per cent at 4898.3. NEW YORK - US stocks are closing slightly higher after a surprisingly strong report on hiring by private companies raised hopes that the job market ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
Australian stocks were lower by noon as tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices weigh down the market. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 34.6 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 4,791.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

SMSFs increase reliance on ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... become a viable option to investors if markets continue to improve. "The fact that ETFs track indexes rather than individual stocks suits the long term nature of self funding installment warrants. Typically the indexes have far less volatility than individual ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... index dropping 1.3 points to 1,306.1. But the Nasdaq composite gained 14.91 points to 2,737.9. Locally, the big mining stocks opened lower. BHP Billiton was down 17 cents at $45.82 and Rio Tinto had lost 68 cents to $83.57. In energy stocks, Woodside ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... what does that do to the global recovery?" Mr Weston said. "That is what traders are really looking at." On Wall Street stocks fell for a second straight day after clashes in Libya sent oil prices to two-year highs and technology giant Hewlett-Packard ...

Spot the bubble before they burst

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... during the last 30 years. "If you buy at a high price in a bubble you and your clients suffer for a very long time. These stocks get trounced by government bonds, which people say are a joke. Well, that's the kind of joke (bond returns) I like," said ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... basis. David Jones shares were steady at $4.62. National turnover was 1.82 billion shares worth $2.93 billion, with 322 stocks up, 691 down and 387 steady.

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... of the horses mouth himself, Iran's governor to OPEC Mohammad Ali Khatibi. "There are some temporary supply issues, but stocks are high and there is no permanent shortage in supply." Then there's geological and climate issues. Christchurch in New Zealand ...