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Dip buyers buy the dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... again every time a bond auction's in the works. And that it's going to get worse before it gets better. The current pain in Spain only reminded us of these. However, if you look closely the markets are not so panicked as they were last year when Spanish ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... Tinto posts its first quarter production report. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower as investors fear that Spain may follow debt-laden Greece down the slippery slope. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 21.0 points, or 0.49 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... 4,305 with 14,567 contracts traded. Markets in the United States were lower on Friday in the wake of renewed concerns about Spain's wobbling finances and higher borrowing costs. The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.05 per cent, to 12,849.59 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
The Australian market is set to open lower after global stock markets dropped on concerns that Spain and Italy may be the next countries to succumb to the eurozone debt crisis. At 0753 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... Traders followed a global pick-up after European Central Bank board member Benoit Coeure suggested markets were overestimating Spain's problems and did not rule out additional purchases of sovereign debt. Hong Kong-listed Chinese banks were among the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... stocks bounced back from the prior day's steep losses, lifted by Alcoa's surprise quarterly profit and easing bond yields in Spain and Italy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday closed up 89.46 points (0.70 per cent) at 12,805.39. EL&C Baillieu ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... open lower following Wall Streets lead amid concerns over the upcoming US reporting season, slower growth and the fear of a Spain-driven return to crisis in Europe. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 56 points ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... those of Italy's jumped to 5.69% -- the highest in a month. OMG! I'm so scared. They're heading back up to the record 6.71% (Spain) and 7.29% (Italy) reached last November. You know the one -- the one that prompted the European Central Bank (ECB) to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... zone, Mr Jones added. "Spanish bond yields were off to the races, and that certainly caught the market's eye," he said. "Spain now appears the most likely candidate to be the next Greece. "So, overall, global sentiment continues to deteriorate, risk ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... on this, it was more likely due to re-emergent European sovereign debt crisis concerns following reports of the pain in Spain - the Treasury sold less bonds than targeted and at higher yields at last night's auction -- and German calls for the European ...