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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
The Australian dollar is staging a rapid recovery on Wednesday morning after hitting its lowest levels in more than a year overnight. During the offshore session on Tuesday night the local unit fell to a low of 93.88 US cents after the Reserve Bank ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
Oh no! This couldn't happen. Not now, not when the "Finance Minister of the Year" sits in Canberra. The A-dollar has fallen below parity with the US dollar. Australian deputy prime minister and federal treasurer Wayne Swan had been awarded the top gong ...

Super funds call for calm amid market fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
As misery spreads through global stock markets, Australian investors are reminded to wait patiently for a turnaround in fortunes to ensure they don't lock in their losses. The continued extreme volatility saw the Australian stock market fall to its ...

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... two days' stock market action suggests that we are getting close - but perhaps not yet. There's still the October curse to worry about. Still, it won't hurt to start thinking about those low hanging fruits to add to your portfolio. Especially given that ...

MLC head calls for truce after laying blame at industry funds door

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... am concerned with the rapid take-up of these funds when they are only appropriate for a small segment of the market. "I worry that the explosion of SMSF's is about fashion over fact - everyone wants one but most people don't understand what is involved ...

Twisting the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... faith. Consider this. The Fed's latest foray into stimulation offers something for investors, inflation watchers, deficit worry-warts and credit-ratings agencies. It addresses the problem of lowering the cost of capital for businesses and homeowners ...

Not looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
Financial market waters are getting more treacherous by the day. The signs are all around us - macro-economic fundamentals are deteriorating, systemic risk is growing and technical indicators of risk assets are breaking down. I'd like to able to conjure ...

Inflation not currency worrying the RBA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
Anyone who thinks the Reserve Bank was about to cave into pressure for lower interest rates to take pressure of the AUD should read their rates decision statement from yesterday because it seems they were closer to lifting them than they were to lowering ...

SMSFs cash deposits reflect volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... influences and not sticking with a long-term investment strategy. "Given recent market volatility that's not surprising, but you worry about investors trying to time markets rather than staying on course with a long-term asset allocation plan," said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after world markets rallied on hopes the US Federal Reserve would respond to mounting signs of weakness in the global economy. At 0750 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract ...