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The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... don't know where I am!" For those who've just tuned in, Wall Street was going, even sending the S&P 500 index up by 1.3% overnight, until it slipped... on oil. The action du' nuit is captured in Bloomberg's headline, "U.S. Stock Rebound Fades as Energy ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... fall of the year as investors worry about weak global economic growth. The fall of almost two per cent on the Dow Jones overnight was the heaviest for 2014. If the ASX200 sustains its early falls of close to 1.8 per cent it will beat the 1.54 per cent ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... decades". It's back! Volatility, that is. The VIX index surged (there goes that superlative again) by as much as 28.5% overnight to a reading of 19.38 - the highest since February this year - before closing at a still high 18.76. But, but... but isn't ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following overnight gains on Wall St where the US Federal Reserve hinted it would not raise interest rates. Steady interest rates have a negative effect on the US dollar and bond yields, and increase the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... little from its poor start but is still trading lower, after a sharp fall on markets in the United States and Europe overnight. The market slide was generated partly by an International Monetary Fund report that lowered its global economic growth forecasts ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... Australian stock market is slightly lower, following a mixed lead from overseas. European markets finished sharply lower overnight, with Germany's DAX 30 down two per cent amid disappointment with the European Central Bank's latest stimulus plans. But ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
The Australian share market is lower, following a share sell-off on Wall Street overnight. The local market is taking its lead from the US, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.4 per cent amid weaker construction figures and confirmation of ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... down 2.5%); the S&P 500 fell 1.3%; the Nasdaq's off 1.6% and the Russell 2000's now in correction land with its 1.5% overnight decline marking a 10.2% drop from its March high. We know what usually happens when Wall Street suffers a (relatively) big ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... Aussie dollar weakness, a fall in commodity prices and soft leads from US equities. Wall Street stocks finished lower overnight after a monthly US consumer confidence index fell for the first time in four months due to mounting concerns about the jobs ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The Australian Stock market is sharply lower, following a big selloff on Wall Street overnight. The market is around one per cent lower, with losses across the board, and especially in resources stocks. Wall Street fell heavily overnight, with the Dow ...