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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street and European stocks sank on fears over debt-stricken Spain after its central bank predicted a worsening recession, and on continued US corporate earnings disappointment. At 0805 AEDT on ...

Too much ado over MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
Dissected, defended, derided. The MYEFO (Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook) 2012-2013 received all these, and then some. It's good. It's bad. It's a revenue grab. It's responsible policy. It's a fiscal drag. It'll lower interest rates. Be scared. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after European equities fell on Friday, hit by a lack of rapid progress towards full EU banking union at a key summit and Wall Street's Nasdaq was pulled down more than two per cent by a tech stock rout ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after mixed performances on international markets overnight following promising growth data from China and news that troubled Spain was holding a bond auction at lower borrowing rates. At 0800 AEDT on Friday ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street and ahead of the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia's October board meeting minutes. At 0824 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Woe R'Us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
Australians all let's NOT rejoice. How can we when day in, day out - days in-between - we're reminded of the woeful state that the world is in and that... we'll be swimming with the fishes along with it? Woe R'Us. Look beyond the sea that girths our ...

Don't overlook South America as an EM: MFS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
There is more to emerging markets than just China and Asia, and Australian investors should also consider South America, said global investment manager MFS. South America's combined stock market at about $1.6 trillion is only about one-quarter the size ...

Australia can't afford complacency: Murray

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
Former Future Fund chairman David Murray has warned that Australia is far too dependent on the rest of the world for both trade and capital to be assured of avoiding a European-style crisis. Speaking to the ABC last night, Murray said a downturn of ...

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
'Twas raining data updates over the past 24 hours. Eco stats and surveys flooded cyberspace unrelentingly, one after the other, and yet near-term visibility remains almost... invisible. Take your pick Virginia. There are numbers to back up the "we're ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market is set to open higher despite weakness on overseas markets after Spain said it was not preparing a request for a bailout loan. Investors have been anticipating that the Spanish government would ask for help for nearly ...