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Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
There seems to be a sense of calm in the financial markets these days. An eerie calm that makes one wonder what lies inside investors' heads. And usually times like these - times when the market is consolidating - they suggest that the market may have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
The Australian dollar has continued its slide downwards, following a growing sense of forboding around the issue of eurozone government debt. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 98.95 US cents, down from 100.16 cents on Wednesday. Westpac ...

Chinalising Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
A brand new day, same nagging issues. The headlines may have changed but the underlying problem remains - the uncertainty that is the European sovereign debt problem. We were reminded of this again last night. Rising yields. Italian yields hit fresh ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
The Australian dollar has dropped slightly after some negative commentary about the eurozone government debt crisis. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 100.27 US cents, down from 100.83 at 1700 on Tuesday. HiFX senior trader Stuart Ive ...

Plan 5 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
It was the summit touted as the one to end all summits. But nah! As Daryll Kerrigan in the "The Castle" would say, "tell him he's dreaming". Five Plans done, "n" to go. Last weekend's European Summit produced something - well, sort of - and the equity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Australian shares are lower, breaking their six-day winning streak after Standard and Poor's warned 15 eurozone members of possible credit downgrades due to the region's deepening debt crisis. The local market extended its opening losses amid light ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set for a modestly stronger start after France and Germany called for a new EU treaty with tougher budgetary rules to deal with the eurozone debt crisis. Stocks markets rose on the proposal, but Wall Street pulled back on reports ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to for a relatively flat start to the week after little movement on Wall Street on Friday and as the world waits for action from European leaders. At 0749 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher, despite the US market falling two per cent and while a strong survey of German business confidence did little to stop the major European bourses ending mostly lower. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the ...

Shape up or ship out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
Germany and France has called Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's all-in "referendum" gambit. Monsieur Sarkozy and Fraulein Merkel suspended the disbursement of the a,-8 billion rescue tranche until Greece makes up its mind to stay in the Eurozone ...