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He's just a man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... rising inflation? Can it solve Japan's nuclear disaster? Can it vanquish Qaddafi? Can it stop the protests in the Middle East and North Africa and bring peace in those regions? No, no, no and no. Have you now revised your spreadsheets and made major ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... the light of Osama bin Laden's killing and the possible effects on reducing instability in the world, notably in the Middle East, traders said. In Paris, the CAC 40 index gave up most of its early gains to end the day up 0.05 percent at 4,108.77 points ...

May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... activities? Their profit margins would be eroded. So would consumers' disposable incomes. More worries. The tension in the Middle East and North Africa remains on the boil. This would keep oil prices elevated. And to this day, the unrest spreading to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
The Australian stock market shrugged off a positive start to drift in flat directionless trade, with small gains in financials offsetting a dour materials sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.6 points at 4853.7, while the broader ...

Asia to grow amid inflation threat: ADB

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... report said that China and India would continue to lift regional and global growth but that the recent upsets in the Middle East and North Africa, plus the disasters in Japan, present a serious threat to sustained growth. ADO 2011 suggested policy makers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... Dealers said investors had a lot of news to deal with - a eurozone rate rise, Portugal seeking a debt bailout, more Middle East unrest - but had coped well for most of the day, finding support in strong US jobs data. They said the US figures bolstered ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... economic recovery remains intact, with the United States picking up nicely, and that is enough to offset concerns over Middle East unrest and higher oil prices. The markets appear to have fully discounted an expected European Central Bank rate rise to ...

RBA worries not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... still sending bombs Libya's way with Qaddafi's name written on them and tensions are still boiling in parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Last time I looked, the European sovereign debt crisis still is... in crisis. Just last night, Moody's Investors ...

Big mandates, big risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... State told Financial Standard yesterday. With civil war raging in Libya and tensions continuing to erupt across the Middle East and Africa, sovereign wealth funds risk having their assets frozen by the international community. James White, analyst, investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... recovery and justified the optimism behind recent price gains. The US lead helped ease concerns over unrest in the Middle East, where rebel fighters offered a ceasefire in Libya, while Japan also appeared to be making some progress in stabilising the ...