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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... US cents overnight, which is getting near the levels we haven't seen since before the Japanese disaster." Overnight, oil prices pushed above $US105 per barrel, as traders focused on international crises in Libya and Yemen that could threaten global supplies ...

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... European sovereign debt crisis still lingering in the background, the current threat to the global recovery of higher oil prices due to tensions in the Middle East and the contractionary forces brought about by the UK government's fiscal austerity, the ...

Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... explosions and anti-aircraft fire rocked the Libyan capital, brent crude prices rose to US$114.86 per barrel. Sustained high oil prices potentially affect the holdings of Australian super funds. Light, sweet Libyan crude is mostly exported to Europe ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... monarchy And, of course, there were side stories about Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and... All point to higher crude oil prices. And we know that when dearer oil strikes, consumer prices first go higher, then disposable income falls and, finally, economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... 1,298.38. The Nasdaq composite rose 48.42, or 1.8 per cent, to 2,692.09. Energy stocks led the market higher after oil prices climbed back above $US103 per barrel. LONDON - European stocks closed higher on Monday, supported by UN-backed military action ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... Japan and triggered tsunami waves from Asia to California. The prospect of falling oil demand from Japan sent crude oil prices down to $101 a barrel. Industrial and materials companies rose on expectations that they will benefit from Japan's rebuilding ...

The day the earth moved

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... even sadder that prophets of doom are using the event to peddle their wares. They weren't able to get the spike in oil prices they predicted when the "Day of Rage" came and went in Saudi Arabia without incident. Now it's gonna be Japan. Two Japanese ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... share market is heading for its heaviest weekly fall in about nine months, with further falls on Friday due to rising oil prices and disappointing economic data from the United States and China. At 1208 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 34.7 ...

Oil outlook flips on economy flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... people and protesters are still protesting in the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa. Equity markets fell as oil prices declined despite crude looking like it won't hold above US$100 after all, let alone US$300. It's been flipped on its back. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... was the index's lowest level since January 11 this year. NEW YORK - US stocks plunged Thursday on worries of higher oil prices and an economic slowdown, with the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes all losing more than 1.8 per cent in the day. A wider-than-expected ...