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It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Houston, it seems we've lost May. With two trading days to go this month - one for Wall Street because of the Memorial Day holiday in the US - "sell in May then go away" is in the bag - unless of course, there's a sudden whiff of euphoria, or perhaps ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian market may gain on Monday after US equity and most commodity markets rose on Friday. Trading may be subdued because of public holidays in the UK and US on Monday. At 0753 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
The Australian market is set for a flat start after the release of weaker economic data in the United States and on weaker commodity prices. On the ASX 24 at 0655 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points lower at 4,749. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
The Australian market is likely to decline on Monday after US equities fell about one per cent and the price of gold and some base metals declined. At 0734 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 4,678 points. ...

HSBC targets planners with Asian wide product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
HSBC is targeting financial planners with a new product that gives Australian investors exposure to seven key Asian markets. The HSBC100+ Series Asian Equity Investment is a structured product offering capital protected exposure to equity markets in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Monday after surprisingly strong jobs data out of the United States on Friday saw overseas markets rise. On the ASX 24 at 0704 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was eight points higher ...

Silver bullet downs market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Looks like the commodity and equity markets put up a big 'SALE sign last night. Commodities of nearly all persuasions dropped with a thud and so did Wall Street along with other markets in North and Latin America and most of Europe. Do I have permission ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
On the last trading day of April, I opened my daily piece with: "... this is investors' last day to decide whether or not to "sell in May and go away"." And concluded that, "... it might be prudent to bag some of those profits and go away in May. Just ...

May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
There really must be something in that age-old adage, "sell in May then go away". It's still early days of course, but if the first two May trading days on Wall Street is any guide, investors might be packing up for the entire month. Nothing's really ...

ETF provider soothes market over risk issues

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
Exchange traded fund provider iShares has moved to reassure the market that Australian ETFs are not risky in the wake of warnings from global authorities about transparency and leverage issues. The Financial Stability Board, an international watch-dog ...