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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... oil prices continuing to fall for the past five days... on concerns about the overall speed of the so-called economic recovery and how that will impact upon global demand for crude oil," Mr Lewis said. At 1203 AEST, Woodside had dipped 38 cents to $39.82 ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... President Joe Biden is pondering a second stimulus. This is backed by Laura Tyson - a member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board - saying that the US$787 billion package approved last February was 'a bit too small'. Which is it going ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... economic indicators. The next, they bewail that these same indicators have not improved enough to suggest that an economic recovery is imminent. Take for instance, last night's increase in the ISM manufacturing index to 44.8 in June - the highest in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... lower after a decline in US consumer confidence saw Wall Street and European markets fall on concerns about an economic recovery. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 24 points lower at 3,877. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... index climbed 2.15 per cent for its best day in over a month, as property shares climbed on expectations of an economic recovery and exporters were boosted by a weaker yen. The benchmark Nikkei gained 205.76 points to 9,796.08. HONG KONG - The Hang Seng ...

Job freezes to thaw: Watson Wyatt

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... froze all recruitment due to the global financial crisis are relaxing their hiring policies as more signs of economic recovery emerge. A new survey by Watson Wyatt show that 62 per cent of companies that put hiring new staff on hold are looking to eliminate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... months amid renewed concerns about the shakeout of the global financial crisis and conflicting signals about economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 200.72 points (2.35 per cent) to settle at 8,339.01 as the blue-chip index extended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... extending losses after weaker-than-expected US inflation data raised fresh doubts about the strength of any US economic recovery. The London FTSE 100 index fell 50.11 points, or 1.16 per cent, to 4,278.46 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX lost 90.74 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... Europe's main stock markets closed little changed amid faltering confidence on the potential for an imminent economic recovery. As during a steep sell-off on Monday, falling commodity prices which hit mining companies particularly hard. The London FTSE ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... far the market has come in its three-month rally. The stock market has at times run low on fresh evidence of economic recovery that could push the rally further. Data released on Thursday helped but weren't enough to keep the pace of buying strong. Stocks ...