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Greater fool with no shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... But were investors truly jubilant because their confidence has been restored by the new US bailout plan? Or was the upward spike more a consequence of a large number of investment managers covering their short positions? The answer may lie in between. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... Japanese share prices hit their lowest level in nearly six months on Friday, losing 2.75 per cent after weak US data, with a spike in the yen hitting exporter stocks. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 345.43 points to close at ...

AMP's profits down 2pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... million compared to $1.19 billion for the previous corresponding quarter. The decrease was mainly driven by the one-off spike in inflows in the second quarter of 2007, following legislative changes at that time. In Contemporary Wealth Management, which ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was up at noon as News Corporation Ltd reported robust fourth-quarter and full-year results. In the US, the Dow spiked after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold, assuaging some of the market's fears about the ...

Sub-prime divorce binge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The sub-prime induced credit crunch blowing a hole in the wallets of well-heeled London couples is fuelling a spike in divorces among stockbrokers, financial analysts and hedge fund managers. According to a report in the Economist magazine, City couples ...

More Weak Indicators

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
What else is new? Negative indicators on the US economy just keep on coming and business confidence in Europe is falling. The US Department of Labor reported that initial claims for unemployment benefits spiked to 406k in the week ending July 19 -- ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
The Australian equities market powered ahead at noon as rising optimism about the troubled US financial sector helped boost local banking stocks. At 1205 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had spiked 154.5 points, or 3.18 per cent, to 4994.4, while ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... 1.28 percent. In other news, US industrial production increased by 0.5 percent in June, driven by a surprise 5.4 percent spike in motor vehicles as the suppliers' strike ended. But with consumer spending weakening, this jump in motor vehicles is expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... Freddie Mac sparking fears of more heavy losses in the US sub-prime mortgage crisis. Adding to the turmoil were a sharp spike in oil prices to fresh record highs and another slide in the US dollar, all against a backdrop of political unease over Iran ...

Economy slowing down and speeding up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
The just released minutes of last month's Reserve Bank Board meeting show that while the board believes the economy is slowing, the rising terms of trade is pushing the economy hard in the opposite direction. "Board members noted that the bulk of indicators ...