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Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower, following falls on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 25 points at 5,477. US stocks were lower, led by large declines in technology ...

Greece's bundle of debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." -J. Paul Getty Try 240 billion euros or $272 billion J. Paul - the total amount of bailout money extended to Greece thus far -- a,-300 million ...

Australian market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following losses on Wall Street overnight. At 0642 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,490. Wall Street stocks tumbled almost one per cent due to unease over ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,596. In the US stocks gained helped by a wave of solid US economic data. Locally ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0642 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 5,745. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank holds its monthly board meeting ...

US data says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
"I should stress that the actual course of policy will be determined by incoming data and what that reveals about the economy." This was the last iteration of "data dependent" you, I and Irene heard from Fed Chair Janet Yellen when she spoke before ...

Winter of our discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
'Twas a winter of discontent for our Northern Hemisphere brethrens and us, Australians all, could experience a similar winter of our own. It barely made the headlines when the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued its provisional ...

MAX Awards to showcase innovation in financial services sales and marketing

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
From Marketer of the Year to Innovation of the Year and best Digital Marketing Campaign, next week's Financial Standard MAX Forum and Awards promises to be an Oscar night celebrating outstanding work in financial services sales and marketing. Highly-acclaimed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after the Nasdaq index on Wall Street bolted to a fresh record peak. At 0646 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,750. Locally on Thursday, the Australian ...

Market lower in broad sell-off

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower, led downwards by market heavyweight BHP Billiton. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the Australian market was experiencing a broad-based sell-off. "We've had two positive days off very light volumes," ...