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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 4,208. No major economic news is expected on Tuesday. In equities news, Newcrest Mining and Aquarius Platinum give ...

So far so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... recession but in a deep one -- its Athex Composite Index is up (yes up) by 4.1% so far this year. And for your added info, the German DAX is up 8.6%. Like I said, so far so good. But it's still early days and there's still 11 months to go. Would this ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... Regulation Authority (APRA) on banks have led to a commonwealth and state-debt buying spree. "With US treasuries, UK gilts and German bunds offering record low yields due to flight-to-safety buying, the higher-yielding Australian market will continue ...

Fund managers rate Aust equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... the downside and there fore capital preservation is paramount, even if it requires negative bond yields like the recent German bond auction. "Economic growth is set to slow in 2012 globally, but the market appears priced for this. If a global recession ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead. At 0756 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 28 points at 4,225. No major economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... $US1.2814. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose on Wednesday, extending the previous day's rally thanks to upbeat US and German data as well as successful bond auctions in Spain and Greece. However, eurozone fears continued to cast a shadow while financial ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... core consumer prices remained unchanged at 1.6%. Good news for the ECB if it's thinking of engaging in some stimulating. German economic sentiment improves markedly. The ZEW Economic Sentiment Indicator rocketed by 32.2 points to -21.6 in January - the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower. At 0635 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,180. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Europe's lead which shrugged off a wave of ratings downgrades to end in positive territory. At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,137. ...

The times, they're not a -changin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
It's a brand new year, yet why does it feel that times are not a-changin'? The problems of 2011 merely just got carried over into 2012. And if you believe those start of the year forecasts, the times could even be a-changin' for the worse - and the ...