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Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... the exclusive on-court apparel provider for the NBA. LONDON - European stocks have risen, with Greek shares soaring on optimism that Athens was finally close to a deal with its creditors before the IMF announced they were still "well away" from an agreement. ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... York to Rio and old London town bounded sharply higher while you, I and Irene were still in the stage of REM sleep as optimism returned - more specifically, that el Greko and 'the institutions' are progressing towards a deal. Never mind the bond market ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... business confidence would put that day further away. Rehashing 'Camp Quality's' slogan, "Never under-estimate the power of optimism".

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... on a combination of reassuring eurozone and disappointing US data. "Comments from ECB's President Mario Draghi spread optimism across European equity markets and prompted a strong rally for the euro which surged above 1.1250 against the US dollar," said ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... overnight," he said. "This is because there has been a 30% rise in (iron ore prices) in four weeks partly boosted by optimism of high demand from China for now. "How long that rally will last is a different matter all together; we still have had a 40% ...

Financial services SMEs top confidence survey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
The financial services sector has ranked number one for optimism in the latest survey of SMEs conducted by Bibby Financial Services. Conducted in March, the Bibby Barometer survey quizzed 620 smaller companies (defined as having fewer than 200 employees) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... higher, but Wall Street was unable to maintain the momentum. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets rebounded strongly on optimism that stalled Greek debt talks will get on track after Athens shook up its negotiating team. London's benchmark FTSE 100 advanced ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... higher as investors pile into resources stocks. Both the S&P/ASX200 and All Ordinaries are up around one per cent as optimism about a possible turnaround for commodities offsets a lacklustre lead from overseas. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... $1.0919 late in New York on Tuesday. German business confidence rose to its highest level in eight months in March, as optimism continues to grow about the outlook for Europe's biggest economy, the Ifo economic institute said Wednesday. The Ifo institute's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... FTSE 100 index soared as high as 7,027.33 points in morning deals, extending its recent record run on a wave of investor optimism over the economic outlook. It closed at 7,037.67 points, up 0.22 per cent from Friday's close. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index ...