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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... index rose slightly on Monday, boosted by gains on Wall Street and optimism about Barack Obama's inauguration as US president, dealers said. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 26.70 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 8,256.85. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... gained 20.87, or 0.70 per cent, to 3,016.75. TOKYO - Japanese shares rallied on Friday on renewed optimism about US president-elect Barack Obama's plans to revive the US economy and news of another capital injection for Bank of America. The benchmark ...

Cognacs and chocolates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... banking/financial/investment/brokerage/insurance business since the crisis. That is, it is going back to basics. George W. Bush in his last news conference as US President asked 'why did the financial collapse have to happen on my watch?' Depending on ...

The January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... wait until the end of the month to see what 2009 have in store in terms of equity market return. The inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama this coming 20 January could set the stage for a market rebound that could last until the end of the ...

Santa Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... pay for a second hand Christmas tree without borrowing from others it had helped make poorer. Now what? For now, US President-elect Obama's rhetoric is just that - rhetoric. The underlying fundamentals have not changed with this rhetoric and therefore ...

Rainy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Australian equities remained in the doldrums in spite of the hopeful promise that came about with the changing of the guards at the White House. Senator Barack Obama's triumphant victory in the US Presidential election was welcomed with jubilation the ...

Humpty Dumpty Syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... financial markets, its people. It may sound weird to hear an African name - Obama - uttered right next to the title US President. And as one of the election campaign jokes go, 'will the White House now be named differently?' The White House will remain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... 72.98, or 1.98 per cent, to 3,618.11 points. TOKYO - Asian shares closed sharply higher after Barack Obama was elected US president. The benchmark Nikkei stock index gained 406.64, or 4.46 per cent, to 9,521.24 points. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang ...

The other race

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
Punters would have been better off putting their hard-earned dollar into the Melbourne Cup winner - Viewed -- yesterday than on the RBA rate cut expecting an equity market gain. Both provided a surprise outcome, but while Viewed returned A$46.50 to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... sharply higher on Tuesday as investors bet on fresh initiatives to resolve the global financial crisis from a new US president. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares was up 196.22, or 4.42 per cent, to 4,639.50 points. FRANKFURT - The German DAX ...