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Majority slammed (again), equities dunked, A$ fouled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... significant has happened and 'things' could change between now and the next meeting - or the next. Internationally, Wall Street could finally buckle under the weight of its overvaluation or Chinese Premier Li could maintain the 7.5% growth target - instead ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell modestly following a new estimate of fourth-quarter US economic growth that came in better than expected. At 0815 AEDT on Monday, the share price index futures contract was up four ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... cent after it forecast earnings for the first quarter at 50-55 cents per share, lower than the 62 cents projected by Wall Street analysts. Salesforce.com, a provider of cloud computing services, leaped 11.7 per cent as fourth-quarter revenue rose 26 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street which dipped from record highs following mixed earnings reports. At 0840 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 5,903. In local ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
The market has opened flat despite fresh records on Wall Street on the back of positive congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen about interest rates. CommSec chief economist Craig James says there were impressive international ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following rises on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve chief indicated the US central bank was in no hurry to raise its interest rate. At 0833 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... efforts, with a weakness in domestic demand that was "recession-like..." The bad news doesn't end here. There's more. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted Standard & Poor's analyst Craig Michaels saying that, ""If there is a significant external shock ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following mixed US housing data, a lacklustre reading on inflation and indications the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates. At 0900 AEDT on Thursday, the March share ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... market is flat after giving back early gains made by the big banks. The local market opened higher following gains on Wall Street amid optimism on Greek debt talks. CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said banks were amongst the leading performers ...

WTF moment on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... S&P 500 index closed 2,099.43 points last night - a few points short of the 2,101.30 points it reached around midday Wall Street time. Short? Did I just say short? Did I just slip a Freud? But if share prices and company profits go together like a horse ...