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Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
I wasn't missing a few screws after all. Yesterday, I ranted and admitted on this space that I was confused with Wall Street's reaction - it was up strongly - despite "headlines upon headlines alluding to a September lift-off". "Wall Street's positive ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mixed lead from Wall Street where the Dow was dragged lower on a disappointing Procter & Gamble earnings report. At 0754 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... the Fed's decision to keep monetary policy unchanged after it concluded its 28-29 tete-a-tete. But what was surprising was Wall Street's reaction - the Dow and the S&P 500 index both climbed 0.7% overnight - to headlines upon headlines alluding to a ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
The Australian share market is set to open higher after another positive session on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7 per cent after the US Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at near-zero per cent and gave no fresh ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street snapped a five-day losing streak and European stocks were boosted by bargain-hunting after recent China-inspired losses. At 0802 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... or 0.43 per cent, at 5589.9. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 22.4 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 5579.2. NEW YORK - Wall Street equities took a hit after a big drop in the Chinese stock market sparked worries about global economic growth. The Dow ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... results are expected. In Australia, the market on Friday closed lower for a third straight day, following a weak lead from Wall Street and pessimistic manufacturing data from China. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.2 points, or 0.43 per cent ...

It's not the when but the what happens after

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... into returning monetary policy back to normal, the more relevant question is how would financial markets react. The latest Wall Street Journal (WSJ) survey of economists show 82% expect a September lift-off; Bloomberg's survey shows only 50%; and, according ...

Market set to fall

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to fall after a weak session on Wall Street due to disappointment with earnings reports from the likes of Apple and Microsoft. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down two points ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... languishing almost 20 per cent below its record peak, set all the way back in 2007. True that. According to the tech behemoths, Wall Street's outperformance is because of "unprecedented stimulus from the country's central bank, the US Federal Reserve" ...