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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... confidence and employment data, and Europe where Germany's DAX30 index rose to record highs. "We're rallying from that optimism from another solid session for US markets along with Europe," he said. Mr Shamu said a key event for the local market on Thursday ...

TAL's profits take a beating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... maintain the enormous benefits Australians receive from having this life insurance in superannuation." Minto's restrained optimism is not unanimous. Recently WA Super's general manager, client services, Paul Owen, said there could be a "major blow-up" ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets rose amid optimism prospective Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen will continue economic stimulus measures. At 0900 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... agreement, with a more benign environment encouraging investors' willingness to take risks. "Across the board, there is real optimism and positive sentiment with the (US) S&P 500 striking a new record," IG market strategist Stan Shamu told AAP. The broad-based ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... According to the American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) latest survey "Pessimism plunged to a 21-month low and optimism rose to a 10-month high..." in the week ending 23 October. And we might just get some more of this, thanks to the central ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed higher for a second straight session on rising optimism about a Washington deal to avert a debt default. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... meeting scheduled. In Australia, the market on Wednesday recovered from opening losses to close slightly higher on cautious optimism Congress leaders were heading to an agreement on a temporary deal to raise the US debt ceiling. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

There is fear in the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to a six-month high of 55.4 in September from 53.9 in August - adding to growing optimism that the world's second-largest economy is on the mend. The Shanghai market was closed for a public holiday. WELLINGTON ...

Federal election boosts Australians' economic optimism

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
Australians' economic optimism has rebounded after the Federal Election, with the Allianz Future Optimism Index more than doubling from July to September. Allianz Future Optimism Index hit a 12-month high in February with an index score of 12, but political ...