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Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... better, improvements in the economic data and the markets were cited. Respondents in both groups said they were keeping an eye on events in Congress and on the outcome of the upcoming presidential election." Guess we all have to wait until later tonight ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... response to Tuesday's half a percentage point cut to the official interest rate. "I think that's now the key thing to keep an eye out on," Ms Chan said. Making news on Wednesday, ANZ Banking Group reported a 10 per cent lift in first half profit and ...

Dark pools shine as ASX trade size falls

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
A bumper first quarter for buy-side dark pool provider Liquidnet has been helped by the declining average trade size on the ASX, which is forcing block trades away from lit markets. "The ASX average trade size for the first quarter is around $7000," ...

Missing the forest for the daily grind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
One step forward, two steps back. Two steps forward, one step back. Buy. No, sell. Sell. Wait, wait, buy! Tough, ain't it Virginia? Tough-er if you're trying to put food on the table by making sense of the daily ups and downs and ups... and downs in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... 3,031.45. LONDON - European stock markets fell back on Wednesday and shares in Madrid plunged as investors kept a watchful eye on Spain and Italy after sharp gains the previous day. At the close, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 0.38 per cent ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... metals. "We expect that there will be a steady grinding uptrend for the local Aussie index. It will be critical to keep a close eye on overhead resistance levels across all indices as they continue to show overbought levels following their incredibly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... concerns about the euro zone, Mr Jones added. "Spanish bond yields were off to the races, and that certainly caught the market's eye," he said. "Spain now appears the most likely candidate to be the next Greece. "So, overall, global sentiment continues ...

Report questions infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
A study debunking the theory of infrastructure underinvestment in NSW has highlighted the gap between inefficiencies in public sector funding and private sector finance levels. An audit report commissioned by the Premier Barry O'Farrell found NSW infrastructure ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
Australian stocks have opened flat, in defiance of a positive finish on Wall Street. At 1029 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.6 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,281.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 4.7 points, or ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Is this what the other side looks like? 'Twas exactly a week ago today that financial markets suffered an attack of the jitters as all things dark and gloomy flashed before their eyes. You, I and Irene remember that day oh so well. The day there was ...