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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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open higher, following a strong US lead, before slipping back into the red as the high Australian dollar continues to put a dampener on local trade. At 0730 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The outlook is positive for the Australian market on Thursday, with strong leads from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
The Australian market has received a mostly positive set of leads from weekend offshore trading, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities prices ending firmer. At 0805 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
The Australian stock market has received a mostly positive set of leads from offshore, with Wall Street closing higher and oil prices settling firmer. But metals prices ended weaker. At 0733 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received a mixed to flat set of leads from overnight trading, with oil pushing higher and gold falling for a fourth consecutive session. At 0750 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 27 points at 4810 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
The Australian stock looks more likely to decline after metals prices mostly fell, even though equity markets in the US and Europe closed higher. At 0855 AEDT, the June share price index contract was down nine points at 4764 points, on volume of 3,624 ...

Commodities rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
C'mon commodities! Just like equity markets, commodities have been knocked down by the recent increase in volatility but have just as quickly recovered. Commodity prices largely depend on rising demand - or more accurately, demand outstripping supply ...