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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket remained flat at noon, with investors treading cautiously as the market awaits the US Federal Reserve's announcement on interest rates tomorrow night. At 1206 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 38.1 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today after a strong lead from Wall Street, buoyed by expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week. At 0812 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price Index was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
The Australian dollar was marginally weaker at noon after a mid-morning rally on the back of renewed demand for the currency out of Japan. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.8394/99, down from yesterday's close of 0.8396/02. During ...

Mariner taps into private equity

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
Mariner Financial has launched a bid to purchase TV production company Beyond International, which, if successful, will form a seed asset of a new private equity fund to be launched next year. The fund, to be housed under a new brand, Mariner Capital ...

Sub-prime 20/20 hindsight

Alan Greenspan, former Fed chief and financial guru, the man who can rock Wall Street with a throwaway line, has admitted he didn't smell the sup-prime coffee during his tenure as Federal Reserve Chairman. Greenspan ran the central bank for more than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today after a strong lead from Wall Street and rising commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price Index was up 66 points at 6306. Today, retailer The Warehouse Group ...

Money can't buy confidence

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
Consumer confidence has bounced back, after an 8.1 per cent fall last month, to 14.3 per cent above last year's levels and 13.9 per cent above the 20-year average. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute (W-MI) Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 4.2 per cent ...

Market wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
SYDNEY - The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today after a directionless lead from Wall Street and a surging oil price. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0807 AEST, the September Share Price Index was up 18 points at 6248. The Australian ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket remained in positive territory at noon following a strong lead from Wall Street overnight and rising oil, gold and base metal prices. At 1204 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 33.5 points to 6269 and the All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly higher today after a strong lead from Wall Street and rises in commodity prices. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price Index was up 75 points at 6325. Today ...