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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian sharemarket looks set to open one per cent higher after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced measures to help tackle the region's sovereign debt crisis. At 0813 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract ...

No change - no mas, no less

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... between now and the end of this month, don't expect this to suddenly turn into a 20% rally. The headlines are filled with "the sky is falling" slash " perfect storm" slash "the end is nigh" stories that many have been blinded to the creeping uptrend ...

The rally that no one's enjoyed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... BOE and the RBA et. al. would hand us a big enough umbrella for protection. "I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky." - R. Kelly Was there anything that materially changed the outlook for economies of the US, Europe, China -- the world -- ...

China FDI flow slows, and?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Don't look now but fresh bad news has just come out of China. This time, however, there was not that "sky is falling" feeling that populates cyberspace each time Chinese economic updates disappoint market expectation. Sure there were the obligatory ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after strong finishes on overseas markets on Friday after the leaders of Germany, and the European Central Bank pledged support for the euro. At 0755 AEST on Monday, the September share price index ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... the only means of delivering them from eternal damnation - in the financial sense, of course. For this time, Virginia, the sky does really look like it's about to fall. There's an air of depression swirling about in financial markets as nothing appears ...

Two cuts and a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012

Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... concrete and concerted policy response from Europe would simply be just that - hoping and wishing and praying. All pie in the sky stuff. Particularly given fresh reports that Germany is standing firm on it old line on pushing on with austerity, that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... results on Sunday had petered out by the time Wall Street got into gear, with the focus already shifting to Spain and its sky-high cost of borrowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 25.35 points, or 0.20 per cent, lower at 12,741.82 points.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... election results Sunday had petered out by the time Wall Street got into gear, with the focus already shifting to Spain and its sky-high cost of borrowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 25.35 points, or 0.20 per cent, lower at 12,741.82 points. ...