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Stirred but not shaken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... there were no massive sell orders? Or, not enough buy-ops. Equity markets closed down, a bit, - the S&P 500 closed down by an eye-watering 0.4%; the All Ords by 1.2%; and in Europe (the epicentre of the Greek tragi-comedy), the Stoxx 600 "plunged" by ...

Oxi Oxi Oxi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Hellas, Hellas, Hellas! Oxi! Oxi! Oxi! That's the Greek's resounding vote on Sunday's referendum which ask them to vote nai (yes) or oxi (no) to a question that's probably as 'greek' to the Greek themselves - a question that would task the minds of ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower with European markets slipping ahead of Greece's referendum on its bailout and future in the eurozone. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,480. ...

An ordinary trading day on D-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
D-day 30 June 2015. It came, it went... but just like the "end of the world" prophesied by every other religious sect (almost forever) the sky did not fall on this day as financial markets did 'not' fear. Yes Virginia, did NOT fear. Despite the 'chicken ...

Graccident averted (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Hoo-wow! Houston, we had lift-off. Yes Virginia, financial markets from New York to Rio and old London town lifted off while we slept. Equity markets jumped while bond yields dived. These, because on optimism that a Greco-troika deal would be hammered ...

Plus ca change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
No mA!s! I'm up to my eyeballs with it and it's oozing out of my eyelids. Greece, that is. The Greek tragedy goes on as last Thursday's make or break broke down, necessitating the call for an "emergency summit" later today. But don't hold your breath ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a fairly flat open after an up and down night on Wall Street. At 0658 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,581. US stocks moved into positive territory following ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... and inflation fears subside", said research analyst Kash Kamal at Sucden Financial. Investors were nevertheless keeping an eye on developments with Greece, with the European Commission saying it was not satisfied with Greece's new bailout reform proposals. ...

Bargain hunters drive strong market gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
The prospect of further interest rate cuts, plus plenty of bargain hunting by savvy investors, is fuelling the strongest session on the share market in more than a month. Despite weak overseas leads, the market is more than one per cent higher, as investors ...

Expert issues cyber-attack warning

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
The incoming New Payments Platform will leave financial institutions, including super funds and wealth managers, vulnerable to cyber criminals unless they upgrade their security, a fraud and cyber-crime expert has warned. Similar to the UK's Faster ...