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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market generally has received positive leads from Wall Street, particularly with news this morning that US congressmen have reached agreement on a rescue package for US financial institutions. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0745 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received an uncertain lead from the US, where stocks fell slightly in tense trading due to concerns that dealmaking in the US congress will change the shape of the government's financial sector bailout. At 0740 AEST ...

Borrow from Peter to pay Paul

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
Financial markets' attention remains centred on what the US government's 'mother of all bailouts' will eventually turn out to be and more important, how much it will cost. Just as the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) predicted, equity markets ...

Dec 2007 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The world's major central banks have launched a joint effort to address the on-going liquidity crisis and stabilise financial markets. This failed in December 2007 when the economic and financial backdrop were much better, will it succeed this time? ...

Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
This Week's Market Movers (15 - 19 Sep 2008) The market jubilation that followed the US Treasury's rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac early last week quickly faded as problems in Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual and American International Group ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
Australian markets have received a mixed lead from Wall Street, although the price of oil fell again in a special trading session overnight whilst gold and silver rose. At 0722 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September Share Price Index contract ...

PIS calls for industry and retail ceasefire

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) managing director, Grahame Evans, is calling for retail and industry super funds to put their philosophical differences aside and work together to provide a broader financial advice service to consumers. "I would ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
The Australian share market was slightly higher at noon led by the resources sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had added 30.8 points, or 0.63 per cent at 4,897.2, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 34.6 points, or 0.7 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was up slightly at noon, weighed down by the banking sector. Wall Street pared early losses and ended slightly higher overnight as a drop in oil prices helped restrain fresh worries about the financial sector. At 1200 AEST ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
The Australian share market was in negative territory at noon as property trusts were dragged sharply lower by GPT's profit downgrade and European equities fell on Friday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 85.1 points, or 1.67 per cent ...