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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... soared, spurred on by the financial sector, as investors awaited quarterly earnings reports from government-assisted US banks that could signal the economy is on the road to recovery. The London FTSE 100 index rose 74.96 points, or 1.82 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... in detention in China. Rival mining giant, BHP Billiton, was down six cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $32.59. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank was down 34 cents to $37.11, ANZ dropped six to $15.97, Westpac also had lost six cents to $19.09, and NAB ...

Second half jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... Although faltering recently, optimism has replaced the deep pessimism of only six months ago. National governments and central banks have bet everything including the kitchen sink - and are prepared to throw in the plumbing if more is needed - to effect ...

SMSF trustee group closes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... in April last year to provide education and technical resources as well as advocacy for SMSF trustees. Bishell and Bill Banks, former SMSMA chair, could not be contacted.

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... are really fickle aren't they? Only about two months ago, all and sundry were calling on national governments and central banks to curtail their spending because ballooning sovereign debts and deficits would mortgage the future of our children and our ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... inched one cent higher to $5.33 at 1204 AEST, following a four per cent dip in the crude oil price overnight. The big four banks were mixed. Commonwealth Bank was five cents higher at $37.10 at 1206 AEST, ANZ was steady at $15.98, National Australia ...

Experts pick top stocks and sectors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... financial planners should not overlook Australia's banking mining, IT and health care sectors. "As Australians get wealthier, banks will benefit given that operationally they're as good now as they were in the last two decades," he said. "Mining stocks ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... clamour to rein in national budgets and debt, chances are that the unprecedented amount of money governments and central banks have flooded the system with would not be taken away anytime soon - at least not until we are having this debate over whether ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... which is good to see," ABN Amro Morgans private client adviser Bill Bishop said. "Wall Street was positive overnight, the banks are mixed and the resources, BHP and Rio, are up because of news about the (Rio) rights issue." Rio Tinto added 78 cents ...

Not a happy EOFYS on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... perhaps but very easy to do given that most US mortgage loans are non-recourse - borrowers simply hand over the keys to their banks and walk away. An easy decision when your mortgage debt is greater than the value of your house. And according to the ...