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Introducing foreclosure-gate, the latest risk to a US recovery

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... mortgage servicers in some cases rushed through paperwork for multiple mortgage foreclosures without reading it - has led major banks such as JPMorgan and Wells Fargo to halt mortgage foreclosures in a number of states. Over the weekend, Bank of America ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... Australian stocks were higher at noon, with strength coming from the resources sector, offset by weakness among the big banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.8 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,695.6 points, while the broader All ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... Australian dollar is now heading towards parity with the big dollar. China is one of the major reasons why despite the central banks of the larger economies of the US, Japan and Europe are still far from contemplating raising interest rates, the Reserve ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... Ferguson said. He said global miner BHP Billiton had bounced despite little movement in commodity prices overnight. The major banks had opened stronger but concerns over the health of some banks in Ireland may weigh upon the sector during the day. In ...

More US investment banks close prop desks

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
US investment banks are taking further steps towards meeting the requirements of recently passed FinReg legislation, and the indirect result could be new investment opportunities for Australian super funds. Shortly after the New York Times revealed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... without that support," Mr Taylor said. The finance sector was creating the biggest drag on the Australian market after US banks were weaker overnight, he said. But no sector was on positive ground. Mr Taylor said was the local market had had a strong ...

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... considered a non-appreciating, non-interest bearing asset. In the late 1990s, gold lost its glitter as European central banks unloaded their gold reserve holdings unto the market. The price of the yellow metal dropped from a cycle high of US$410.55 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... financial sector was leading the market upwards, while gold stocks and health care were flat. "At the moment, I think the banks are leading the market, materials are also coming back a little," she said. "The US market had a strong result due to the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... Anderson, said it had been a good morning's trade on thin volumes. "The United States talked about quantitative easing and the banks are performing well," Mr Anderson said. "The insurance sector, apart from QBE, is really positive too," Mr Anderson said. ...