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Are we there now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... catch. The Fed lift-off could come sooner-rather-than-later. Perhaps not so soon. This is because of the US dollar strength and oil price weakness which at the very least keep a lid on US inflation. Then again, I know what I'll want for Christmas (aside ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... points to 1,986.62. Sydney, however, closed 0.62 per cent lower, dipping 33.5 points to 5,335.30 with energy firms hit by weak oil prices. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index edged back 0.773 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 5521.909.

ECB came bearing no pre-Xmas cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... in 2014, 0.7% in 2015 and 1.3% in 2016 - this incorporates already announced stimulative measures but not yet "the fall in oil prices over the past few weeks". Last September, HICP inflation predictions were 0.6% in 2014, 1.1% in 2015 and 1.4% in 2016. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is slightly higher in the wake of Wall Street gains but falls in oil, gold and iron ore prices. IG market strategist Stan Shamu says the market is lacking a catalyst to trade much higher. "The only major development from ...

The recession we're wishing to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... of interest rate hikes there. We're losing sleep over falling stock prices, declining terms of trade, slumping iron ore and oil prices, low business and consumer confidence, slowing China, receding Japan and deflation threat in the eurozone. Worry, worry ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed 1.3 per cent higher, reeling in some of the steep losses inflicted by tumbling oil prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 73.6 points, or 1.41 per cent, at 5,281.3 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
The Australian share market has reversed some of its heavy losses after a strong bounce in oil and gold prices. The share market dumped two per cent on Monday as energy stocks tumbled in the wake of the lowest crude oil prices since 2009. Crude prices ...

Slides can be fun too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
Brent oil up 4.0% to US$72.94 a barrel; WTI oil up 4.9% to US$69.36 a barrel. Is this it? Have we reached bottom oil? Is this the sliding slippery stuff's equilibrium price? Or just a dead feline bounce? As Bob Dylan would sing to you, "the answer my ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... expected. In Australia, the market on Monday fell almost two per cent, with energy stocks tumbling in the wake of the lowest crude oil prices since 2009. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 105.3 points, or 1.98 per cent, to 5,207.7. The broader All ...

Market wrap PM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The share market is weaker as another fall in oil prices hits energy stocks. The Brent price of crude oil has touched a fresh four-and-a-half year low after OPEC nations shied away from cutting production to deal with a global oversupply. "The price ...