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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... 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, the Sydney Futures Exchange's December Share Price Index contract was down 34 points at 5,017. In news ...

Market wrap - midday

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... to buy, it's good enough for us as well'," Ms Saly said. "Generally, we're seeing some good buying across the financial sector, up 1.5 per cent. "We are for once ignoring overseas losses. "There is some very good buying, with stand-outs including Woolworths ...

The good and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... the government's plan has improved the outlook for corporate profits, the financial system and the economy. The financial sector mayhem ends, the US economy resumes its normal cycle, other economies follow. The world is a better place. Negative Scenario ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... Street fell on the back of growing doubts over the effectiveness of the US government's proposed bailout of the financial sector. Locally it wasn't a sea of red though, with relief supplied by each of the gold, energy, telecommunications and utilities ...

Borrow from Peter to pay Paul

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... The FSIU warned that what in fact was happening was that the government is increasing its debt to pay for the financial sector's debts and that this would trigger a flight out of the US dollar. The US dollar fell by 1.9 per cent against the yen, 2.2 ...

Greater fool with no shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... But at the same time, many investors would also take this opportunity to divest their holdings. For while the financial sector tempest might calm, the US and global economies continue to reel from the aftershocks - and this is not going away anytime ...

Dec 2007 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... global economic growth was much stronger. Will US$247 billion be enough this time to contain the spread of the financial sector cancer? And it is spreading. Morgan Stanley was reported overnight to be in talks to with HSBC or China's CITIC Group or Wachovia. ...

America on its knees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... The trouble here is that the US government is borrowing money (getting into debt) to pay for the debt of the financial sector. This on-going financial mayhem might eventually turn out to be what the US need to cleanse its financial system of the build ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead from Wall Street, despite the turmoil in the financial sector. Major US indices finished over one per cent higher, although gold, silver, oil and copper were down. At 0737 AEST, the Sydney Futures ...

Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual and American International Group reminded investors that the problems in the US financial sector remain. Even the National Australia Bank (NAB) was dragged into the mire with analysts warning that the bank may need ...