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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... has declared a three-month state of emergency in a bid to quell protests, sparking fears of spreading unrest in the Middle East. European markets were also hurt by Moody's downgrade of Portugal's long-term government bond ratings, which stoked jitters ...

Unknown unknowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... for financial market behaviour this month. There were concerns over escalating price of oil due to tensions in the Middle East and Africa, there were fears of runaway inflation and the consequent withdrawing of policy stimulus and lifting of interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... the year will spark a revival. Sentiment was already under pressure from violence in Libya and unrest in the wider Middle East and as this rumbles on, the outlook become even more uncertain. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 1.38 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... trading overnight, as world markets reflect uncertainty over the effects of political turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East, and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. On the ASX 24 at 0718 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was five ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... only drew a few hundred people, and the capital remained quiet. Oil traders have been worried the violence in the Middle East and North Africa would spread to the world's No 1 oil exporter. The earthquake and oil protests largely overshadowed a report ...

Oil outlook flips on economy flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... some nasty things -- happened along the way to the "Day of Rage." The price of crude oil fell but not because the Middle East mayhem has eased. Qaddafi's still bombing his people and protesters are still protesting in the deserts of the Middle East and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... scheduled for Friday. On Thursday, Australian stocks closed weaker as falling commodity prices and ongoing turmoil in the Middle East prompted a broad-market decline led by the materials and gold sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 68.1 points ...

Fund managers eye 'cheap' Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... industries have raised expectations of industry consolidation, raising equity prices although political unrest in the Middle East has tapered growth. According to Fidelity Investments, inflows to Japan have maintained an upward trend since October 2010 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... market, as concerns about events in Libya and a lack of indicators provided little direction for traders. Lingering Middle East unrest and resurfacing euro-area debt concerns weighed on the market, which had risen strongly on Tuesday. There were no major ...

Management shake up at Zurich

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... chief financial officer, Iain Howie will assume the new role of chief operating officer for the Zurich Group in the Middle East-Africa region. Finally, Zurich made two internal appointments of William Milner as chief financial officer for general insurance ...