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Buying op

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... correlated with equities. That is, higher oil prices equal lower equity prices. Because the dearer price of oil (and other commodities) raises the cost of business inputs and erodes disposable income, leading to lower consumption and spending, reduced ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... The Australian market has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with securities indices and key commodities all lower. At 0652 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 30 points lower at 4,887 points. In ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... market has received a mostly positive set of leads from weekend offshore trading, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities prices ending firmer. At 0805 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points lower at 4,954 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... 0.1 per cent, to 2,791.19. Companies that make basic materials rose as traders anticipated more price increases for commodities. Aluminum maker Alcoa Inc rose 2.8 per cent, Newmont Mining Corp rose 4.4 per cent and Dow Chemical Co rose 1.3 per cent. ...

FirstChoice launches nine new options

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... Commodity option will focus on companies involved in the production, processing, distribution and marketing of soft commodities such as grains. With a rising global population and increasing demand for grains, many investors have been looking to diversify ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street ending flat, and Europe and Asian markets closed mixed, as were key commodities. At 0733 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was nine points higher at 4,918. In economics news ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... the stock markets of Latin America is the rise and rise of commodity prices, particularly that of food and energy - commodities the region is rich in and constitutes a big chunk of their exports. Crude oil prices have appreciated by 34.5 per cent over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... economy there was on the right track to recovery. The ongoing unrest in the oil-rich Middle East and Libya helped commodities companies. Chinese shares closed higher. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, rose 39.30 points ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... in a sign of the times, Frontier also created teams devoted to Asian research, 'real assets' including timber and commodities, and currency. "The main reason we've changed our structure is that we've had the same structure for more than 10 years and ...

C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... majors are providing the liquidity that sends commodity prices higher and there's China (and India) that's buying these commodities that sends their prices even higher. Having said that, I am not brave enough to play this mug's game and put a target ...