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Aus investors over-reacting on Euro fears

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... David McDonald, Credit Suisse Private Banking head of strategy and research Australia. "When we get up and see a Spanish bank's gone broke, everyone thinks the world is ending when the direct impact on Australia economically - there probably isn't any ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... Another flare-up in Europe's debt crisis knocked US markets lower on Friday. This time, it was more trouble at a major Spanish bank. The Dow was down 74.92 points (0.60 per cent) to 12,454.83. The Nasdaq was down 1.85 (0.07 per cent) to 2,837.53. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
The Australian market has opened higher despite weak leads from Wall Street, as buyers took advantage of cheaper resources stocks. At 1020 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.2 points, or 0.63 per cent, at 4,054 while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... Another flare-up in Europe's debt crisis knocked US markets lower on Friday. This time, it was more trouble at a major Spanish bank. The Dow was down 74.92 points (0.60 per cent) to 12,454.83. The Nasdaq was down 1.85 (0.07 per cent) to 2,837.53. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following on from last week's falls across major bourses with investors concerned over the euro zone and sentiment rocked by a ratings downgrade for Greece and 16 Spanish banks. At 0850 AEST on Monday, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... circling Spain. The newspaper El Mundo reported depositors had withdrawn one billion euros in the recently nationalised Spanish bank, Bankia since last Wednesday. At the open on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 64.5 points, or 1.56 per ...

Bulls run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... bulls did, following reports that customers are running away from the freshly part-nationalised (only a week ago) Spanish bank, Bankia. Though later denied by Bankia and the government, rumours were that people withdrew more than a,-1 billion from the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following big falls on US markets overnight and continued political uncertainty in Europe. At 0751 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 4,084. In economic news ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower. At 0830 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down three points at 4,394. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Reserve Bank holds it monthly board meeting and decides ...

Missing the forest for the daily grind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
One step forward, two steps back. Two steps forward, one step back. Buy. No, sell. Sell. Wait, wait, buy! Tough, ain't it Virginia? Tough-er if you're trying to put food on the table by making sense of the daily ups and downs and ups... and downs in ...