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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Wall Street securities have provided a positive lead to the Australian stock market on Friday, although key commodities all were lower in overnight trade. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0740 AEST, the June share price index contract was 27 points ...

Easter egg hunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Has sentiment on Wall Street really, truly changed to positive? Or have financial markets only engaged in an Easter egg hunt for positive news? Read the post-Easter headlines and no matter where you look, financial markets are celebrating not only the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market has received mostly positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street trading higher and copper and oil prices firmer, although gold and silver futures prices were weaker. At 0734 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Greenspan put

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
"...I'm finding it very difficult to look into the future and not worry about that." This was Citizen Alan Greenspan talking on Bloomberg Television. Alan was referring to America's "federal debt" and its "capacity to borrow". He must have thought it ...

Trichet to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
"Efxaristo para poli!" That's Greek for thank you very much. What in the world could possibly make European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet abandoned the summer sunshine in Sydney - and the company of the 23 other central representatives ...

Miranda Kerr and the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... potato. With the Greek problem seemingly attended to, financial markets passed the hot potato to Portugal, sending its bond yield premium over German bunds to its highest level since 1997. Spain and Ireland also got burnt as financial markets seek out ...

Gold's dimming lustre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... difference between the yield on US 10-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities and the regular US 10-year Treasury bond yield -- has eased slightly after a sharp rise towards the closing months of last year. This is not consistent with the sharper ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Yes we can! One more time, Yes we can! Obama has spoken and Wall Street saw that it was good. Despite rising criticism of his presidency and falling popularity, you can't help but be roused by the man when you listen to him speak with his distinct rhetorical ...

Bonds need a double dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
It cannot be denied that risk assets trounced defensive ones in 2009 - and by a long shot - as investor optimism surrounding the global recovery gathered pace. But as 2009 became 2010, investors seemed not too sure. Suddenly investors are not so sure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
The Australian market has received negative leads from overseas, with Wall Street indices lower, along with precious and base metals and oil. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 50 points lower at 4,841. ...