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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
If I'm being slack, I'll be writing only one single sentence this morning - and that is, "what I said yesterday". Reports out of Europe continues to push (market sentiment) down while real stats out of America pull the other way. Europe push. European ...

Perpetual resources focus looks offshore

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... Chinese buying commodities everyday while equity investors are taking a far more momentum-driven view. "That has created a spike in most commodities while today equities are discounting so we have seen a massive deraising in equities and while commodity ...

Flight to quality boosts PIMCO inflows

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
Retail investors are seeking refuge from volatile equity markets by increasingly investing in fixed interest funds, according to bond manager PIMCO's net fund inflows. The investment management firm said monthly amounts invested in its funds have risen ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
Australian shares were marginally higher at noon as a positive lead from the US was counterbalanced by continued worries about Europe's debt problems. At noon, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.1 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 4,290.7 points, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
SYDNEY, Nov 16 AAP - The Australian dollar was slightly higher as the increased cost of borrowing for European governments weighed on market sentiment. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 101.93 US cents, up from 101.81 cents ...

Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
The Grinch may be stealing Xmas from Europe but Santa Claus is coming to town in America. Yes folks, we're still so many sleeps away from the 12 days of Christmas but I'm already on Christmas countdown - I'll explain why later. And yes to you too gentle ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market had suffered its sharpest drop in almost two months by noon as investors took fright over the ongoing troubles in the Eurozone. Australia's major market indices were down nearly three per cent after talks collapsed in Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
SYDNEY, Nov 10 AAP - The Australian share market is set to open sharply lower on Thursday as world markets plunge due to delays in Europe's moves to stem its debt crisis. At 0714 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street rose on news Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would resign once a new budget was passed. At 0829 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 56 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Republicans. PRECIOUS METALS Gold slid on Friday, closing its worst week since June, as profit-taking by investors and a spike in the US dollar outweighed the desire for a safer haven. Gold tumbled in early US hours on apparent investor liquidation ...