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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 ...

Goldi-jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... by a rampaging bull. There were a number of factors that could have easily spooked investors into hiding -- - the Middle East and North Africa, Japan, Europe, China - but no, standing in the way of the running of the bulls on Wall Street was what investors ...

Funds price ratings downgrades

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... who typically lead the market while ratings agencies follow. "The problem for Qantas and the other airlines is the Middle East skirmishes," he said. "The outbreaks of violence have seen Brent crude flare up quite sharply. "Qantas hedges against Brent ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... momentum in consumer prices. The same goes with other emerging markets. There will be a Jasmine Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa. While it will lead to the peaceful ousting of the presidents of Tunisia and Egypt, Libyan strongman Qaddafi ...