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Unshaken and unstirred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... whopping two basis points! Not 20, not 200 but 2! Overlay the on-going tensions in the MENA region and its impact on oil prices and the investment environment looks pretty spooky. But still optimism prevails. Perhaps because it's only April? After all ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... European stock markets closed firmer, finding support in solid corporate news as investors kept close watch on sky-high oil prices ahead of an expected eurozone interest rate rise. Dealers said the underlying tone was positive - the global economic recovery ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... 4,984.7 points. NEW YORK - A light trading day on Wall Street closed with slight gains for major stock indices. With oil prices reaching a 30-month high of $US108 a barrel, some investors are waiting for Alcoa Inc to report its first quarter earnings ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... particularly that of food and energy - commodities the region is rich in and constitutes a big chunk of their exports. Crude oil prices have appreciated by 34.5 per cent over the past 15 months while the price of foodstuffs had risen close to 30 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... Australian stock market has received a mostly positive set of leads from offshore, with Wall Street closing higher and oil prices settling firmer. But metals prices ended weaker. At 0733 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... weighed on the market. The first-quarter gains were anything but an easy ride. Uprisings in the Arab world, a jump in oil prices along with the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan led to many deep one-day falls. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... the Commerce Department. Consumer spending rose, but most of the increase was used to cover rising gas prices. Rising oil prices have pushed gasoline prices up 25 cents in the past month. The US average for a gallon of gas hit $3.58 (95 cents a litre) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... rebels gained ground against longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi after international airstrikes against Gadhafi's forces. Oil prices fell as Libyan rebels retook control of key port towns Ras Lanouf and Brega and said they would resume exporting crude within ...

No-bull bull market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... pointing to strengthening growth in the global economy. Sure, risks remain. Add rising inflation and the spike in crude oil prices in the list of uncertainties above. But with most investors riding on the wave of optimism, further gains are in store ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... recovery of the US economy." Investors are turning their attention away from a long list of recent worries including high oil prices, violence in Libya and Japan's nuclear crisis. LONDON - European stock markets closed with solid gains and the euro firmed ...