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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... the crisis in Ukraine would not seriously damage the economies of other countries in Europe. On Wall Street in the US overnight stocks bounced back from the previous day's Federal Reserve-sparked losses as investors were encouraged by favourable US economic ...

Quicker and faster hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... (FOMC). The S&P 500 index fell by as much as 1.2% and yields on 10-year US Treasuries spiked by as much as 12 basis points overnight - before closing down 0.6% and up 10bps, respectively - spooked by the implication of what Janet Yellen said.... and ...

Calm over Crimea and US houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... Ukraine rationale for Wall Street's sigh of relief, it looks like a stretch linking the US housing starts data (released overnight) to "improving outlook for the biggest economy" and therefore, buys on Wall Street. Certainly, markets are happy that the ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
Australian stocks have opened stronger following a rally on global markets overnight. New York's Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed more than one per cent overnight, while markets across Europe were also higher as investor concerns eased over developments ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... falling sharply on Monday and Tuesday, amid disappointing Chinese export numbers. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the overnight price movements had helped iron ore producers including Fortescue and Atlas Iron recover from recent losses. Fortescue ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... Ukraine. The market has started the day more than one per cent lower, which follows heavy falls on US and European markets overnight. Official Chinese figures released late on Thursday showed a sharp decline in industrial output in February, adding to ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... falling for that one again. No mas Virginia! Equity markets closed (to borrow Coles new ad) "down, down, deeper and down" overnight. The headlines have easily pinpointed the cause... "U.S. Stocks Retreat, Treasuries Rally on Ukraine, China" (Bloomberg) ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... falling sharply on Monday and Tuesday, amid disappointing Chinese export numbers. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the overnight price movements had helped iron ore producers including Fortescue and Atlas Iron recover from recent losses. Fortescue ...

Maybe slowing, definitely distorted, more likely rebalancing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... headed for a certain slowdown, perhaps even a hard landing. That's what caused the fall in US and European equity markets overnight, the "tumble" in emerging market equities, the sharpest one-day drop in iron ore prices in over four years, the biggest ...

Crimea makes it domestic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... continues to go after Putin) - as evidenced by the green lights flashing on the screens of most major equity markets overnight. Not even next door neighbour - the European Central Bank (ECB) - is perturbed. It voted to keep interest rates unchanged overnight. ...