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Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
The outlook for oil prices is still the wildcard for the economic outlook across the Asian region, according to the latest market update from Indonesia's Mandiri Investasi. Adding to the speculation is that central governments are trying to control ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... we're so tied to commodity prices with BHP, Rio and Fortescue - that's the major reason we've come off," he said. World oil prices tumbled after the US government reported a big jump in the nation's crude stockpiles, adding to concerns about growth in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... Industrial Average added 52.45 points (0.40 per cent) on the first trading day of the quarter to finish at 13,264.49. World oil prices surged on the US manufacturing data and base metals also closed higher. Locally, resources stocks opened strongly with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... Nasdaq gave up 15.39 (0.49 per cent) to 3,104.96. Energy shares led the fall, the broad sector losing 1.3 per cent, as oil prices dropped on signs of possible weaker US consumption and France's comments that it might release some of its strategic oil ...

No greed, no fear, no volume

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... speaking of headlines, last Friday's headlines were all about Wall Street rising because energy stocks gained, because oil prices jumped, because Reuters reported that Iranian shipments would drop by 300,000 barrels a day because of tighter sanctions. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... growing as strongly as expected and customers are reacting by choosing cheaper means of shipping packages. LONDON - World oil prices have tumbled in reaction to weak Chinese economic data and after France said industrialised countries were considering ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... contained in almost all central bank statements. Something along the lines of "Europe remains a key risk" and "rising oil prices could dampen household spending." What's not factored in are the upside surprises we've become witness to over the past few ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... yen. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mostly lower, weighed down by concerns over a slowdown in China's economy, while oil prices edged back up after big falls in New York. Receding concerns over the eurozone debt crisis provided support for the euro, which ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... cent, to 1,409.8 points, and the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite jumped 23.06 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 3,078.3 points. Oil prices closed mixed in offshore markets overnight, while most base metals made gains, including copper, aluminium, nickel and tin. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... access to a lawyer after her client allegedly fled the country with millions of dollars, her fiance says. NEW YORK - Oil prices have closed mixed as traders weighed positive economic signs in the United States, the world's biggest oil consumer, and supply ...