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Celeste FM 'better placed': Villante

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
Frank Villante, chief investment officer at Celeste Funds Management, formerly Souls Funds Management, said the business is better placed than it was prior to Treasury Group buying a stake in the business in November last year. This comes after Villante ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after US and European stocks and commodity prices gained overnight. At 0650 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 33 points higher at 4,876. In economics news ...

Low rates to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
How many times do I have to say it? The US Federal Reserve would not raise interest rates until the American economy has stronger legs to stand on. This is basically what Chairman Benny told US and world financial markets when he spoke before the Economic ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open lower on Thursday after US equities and commodity prices declined overnight. At 0746 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 28 points at 4719. In economic news ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
I am "buying stocks right as we speak" and am getting "a lot for my money," Warren Buffet told his audience at a California conference. The tone was similarly positive at the Brookings Institution in Washington, with US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after gains on Wall Street as investors remained positive about the prospects of economic recovery. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 46 ...

Greenback weakness not all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
A global recovery is truly underway, risk appetites are being stoked, there is no more need for flight-to-quality bids. These are the reasons used to justify the sharp depreciation in the US dollar. The greenback fell to its lowest 2009 level against ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket had dipped into the red at noon, pulled down by resources but supported by the banks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 2.9 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 4301.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received a weak lead from US equities, which dipped on profit-taking after a four-week rally. Lower oil and metals prices are expected to weigh on the local bourse, too. At 0717 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...