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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... - Key European stock markets slipped, getting the week off to a weak start as investors book profits and frown at poor German economic data. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index fell by 0.62 per cent to close Monday at 6,823.51 points. The Paris CAC 40 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a fresh high. At 0803 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,390. The Dow ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a fresh high. At 0803 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,390. The Dow ...

Crime pays: Why new European GDP rules are causing a stir

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Drugs, prostitution, arms dealing, people trafficking and contraband are usually the scourge of politicians. But new European Union (EU) rules mean these illicit industries could provide European politicians with the wiggle room they need to increase ...

Australia among the big guns in millionaire stakes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
Australia is home to around 195,000 millionaire households, putting the country 14th in the global league tables, just ahead of India. The figure comes from the latest private wealth survey from management consultant, the Boston Consulting Group. Leading ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... the Securities Markets Programme." European equity markets jumped with joy! The Stoxx-50 index closed up 0.9% with the German DAX surging to an intra-day record high while and benchmark indices in Paris, Milan, Madrid and Lisbon jumping by over 1.0% ...

Waiting for the ECB to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
Push has now come to shove. Yes Virginia, freshly-released data on the state of inflation and unemployment may have just done it - that is, remove whatever doubts linger that Super Mario's coming back to save the eurozone. The European Central Bank ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... markets scaled record highs following a solid report on US manufacturing activity, while European markets were flat on soft German inflation data. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said Australian shares were performing differently to global markets. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... data. Frankfurt's DAX 30 edged up 0.04 per cent to 9,943.27 points, coming closer to the unbroken 10,000 barrier despite German retail sales unexpectedly falling. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies dropped 0.39 per cent to 6,844.51 points, penalised ...

Fresh Orient Capital acquisitions expand European operations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Australian investor services provider Orient Capital has pushed further into the European market with the acquisition of London-based capital markets intelligence business King Worldwide Investor Relations. The group has also acquired a 50% interest ...