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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... at 2,229.04 points. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets fell as deep unease set in among investors over the economic outlook for the 16-nation eurozone as it grapples with its worst ever crisis. The FTSE 100 index ended down 10.2 points, or 0.20 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... but the market will pore over the policymakers' statement for clues on the direction of monetary policy and the economic outlook. Fred Dickson at DA Davidson & Co said that investors would scrutinise the central bank's current assessment of the economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... Monday as a rally brought on by better-than-expected US jobs data petered out due to uncertainty about Europe's economic outlook. The FTSE 100 index rose 6.96 points, or 0.12 per cent, to settle at 5,606.72 points. FRANKFURT - The Dax 30 slipped 1.45 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... boasting its best finish in 18 months as much better-than-expected US jobs data helped allay concerns about the economic outlook. Easing concerns over Greece's massive deficit and debt problems, after Athens successfully sold bonds to raise five billion ...

Westpac and St.George merger ahead of schedule

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... results showed the market environment is improving, the bank remains guarded. "Although we remain cautious on the economic outlook, we believe that the worst of the crisis is now behind us and this is reflected in the significant fall in impairment charges," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... wants to rein in its booming economy, dealers said. Investors were waiting to hear what the Fed has to say on the economic outlook at the end of a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, and to see what US fourth quarter growth figures, due on Friday, will ...

Stimulexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... Stop spending, start exiting "One member thought that the improvement in financial market conditions and the economic outlook suggested that the quantity of planned asset purchases could be scaled back, and that it might become appropriate to begin reducing ...

Optimism may not be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... September, worse than the 2.9 per cent retreat recorded in the previous month. The fragility of the Eurozone's economic outlook is the main reason behind the European Central Bank's (ECB) decision to keep interest rates at a low 1.0 per cent - where ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... released on Monday, showing a higher than expected rise in house prices and revisions to the federal government's economic outlook, already had been factored into the market, Mr Taylor said. "There's no doubt that our economy is doing quite well, and ...

Shadow of a doubt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... will disappoint, some will pleasantly surprise. But do these justify cementing the letters U or W on the global economic outlook? Not by a long shot. It just shows how fickle sentiment is. Give market's a run of strong economic reports and positive comments ...