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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... Jones Industrial Average, the broad-based S&P 500 and the Nasdaq tech index all lost more than one per cent during Friday night trade. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said a fall in commodity prices, including a one per cent fall in copper prices ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The Australian share market is set to open significantly lower after heavy falls on Wall Street on Friday night. But encouraging manufacturing data out of China on the weekend could provide a boost for mining stocks. At 0735 AEST on Monday, the June ...

Out of sight, out of mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
Phew! About time, I say. About time that Wall Streeters put two and two together. The rationale behind last night's higher close on Wall Street suggests that players have finally made the connection. That is disappointing economic data equals no Fed ...

Volatile safe-haven bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... it. Then I could just hashtag "what I said yesterday" and I'm done. Finito. Wall Street closed down overnight from up the night before. Like I said, markets see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear. The Street welcomed a strengthening ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... Australian share market is set for a small fall when it opens for the week. Wall Street provided a mixed lead on Friday night, with the main indices only marginally changed heading into a three-day weekend. At 0758 AEST on Monday, the June share price ...

The day the music died

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... an earth-shattering total of 1.1% because markets are so sure that the Fed will unwind soon. Duh! And double duh to last night's commentaries which go along the lines of "Wall Street down because of QE tapering coming soon worries but losses tapered ...

Yuan to float free, in our dreams

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... memory especially when you look at the current performance of the Europe Stoxx 600 index. As at the close of trading last night, the benchmark index has risen back up to its highest level in five years and has appreciated by 10.8% so far this year. But ...

Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... move into retirement with inadequate savings according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Last night Opposition Leader Tony Abbott announced in his budget reply speech that a Coalition government would delay the SG increase ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Superannuation industry bodies have responded positively to last night's federal budget, generally agreeing that there were no major surprises. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos praised the government ...