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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street ended a three day winning streak. At 0649 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down three points at 5,606. US stocks fell modestly, dragged down by rising ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... breather, enjoy the view and smile (or LOL) at all the naysayers who bet, 'nay, you'll never make it'. That's exactly what Wall Street did overnight. The S&P 500 index hardly budged - up 0.01% -- to close at 2,000.12 points after touching the round 2,000 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after falls in most commodity prices and a fairly flat finish for Wall Street stocks. At 0654 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,611. Locally, earning ...

Stagflation is real in Brazil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... can find is the love it's found" in central banks' forward guidance of easy money going forward. But it's not only Wall Street that's benefitting, Brazil's stock market is too - and then some. Gauging from the recent performance of Brazil's stock market ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher following strong overseas leads. Wall Street's S&P 500 topped 2,000 points for the first time during last night's session but fell back to close 0.48 per cent higher. The broad US gains were partly ...

Heads up to where Wall Street's heading

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... bankers in attendance at the Jackson Hole summit over the weekend pushed it up there. Certainly gives meaning to that Wall Street mantra, "don't fight the Fed"... more so, if its brother's in arms are fighting alongside it. As such, and according to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street. At 0707 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,604. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 75.65 points, or 0.44 per cent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... after US stocks lost ground on Friday. The September share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal of the US jobs market by Federal Reserve Chair ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
"Ain't no value high enough, ain't no Putin tough enough, ain't no ISIS mad enough" to keep investors away from Wall Street and... Yes I know it's a double negative (but that's how the song goes and you know what it means) but more importantly, you ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,615. In Australia, company earnings season continues with ...