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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after disappointing US economic growth report and worrisome data on eurozone inflation. At 0807 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 24 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 47 points at 5,553. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will ...

Deflation is the Darth Vader of the economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... again last night - WTI oil down 4.0% to US$44.36 a barrel and Brent's down 2.4% to US$48.43 per barrel. Not surprisingly, Wall Street, which had been trading flat for most of the day (on the back of the Fed delivering no surprises) dropped in the last ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower after falls on Wall Street amid speculation the Federal Reserve remains on course to raise borrowing costs. At 0900 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 65 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... Shamu said. He said the major banks had enjoyed a solid run upwards and some investors now appeared to be taking profits. On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 291.49 points, or 1.65 per cent, to 17,387.21 points after a disappointing ...

A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... rate hike in the current cycle will happen in the year 2015. Maybe. Then again... maybe not. That's if last night's fall on Wall Street continues -- The S&P 500 index slid by 1.3%, Nasdaq's off by 1.9% and tech stocks dove 3.3%. You don't have to dig ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a fluctuating Wall Street mostly gained amid speculation the fallout of Greece's newly-elected anti-austerity party will be contained. At 0845 AEST on Tuesday, the March share price index ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... cent, at 5,393.4 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 80.6 points, or 1.52 per cent, at 5,367.4 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street finished higher Wednesday for the third straight session, shrugging off global growth worries in expectation the ...

Tech "arms race" to spur banking competition

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Only banks with sufficient scale will survive the technology "arms race," the increase in competition and the entrance of non-traditional players, according to an EY global banking outlook for 2015. "The expense of competing, combined with declining ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... its first policy meeting of the year on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets have mostly risen following a rally on Wall Street and a strong pick-up in oil prices. However, Shanghai has plunged almost eight per cent after regulators punished three ...