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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... Nikkei-225 index rose 121.19 points, or 1.31 per cent, to 9,347. HONG KONG - Property developers led gains on investor optimism of a sustained recovery in the private residential market, driven by attractive mortgage rates and stronger liquidity. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... TOKYO - Japanese stocks dipped with Canon and other exporters hurt by a stronger yen, but falls were limited by continued optimism that economic fundamentals are improving. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 38.34 points, or 0.41 per cent, to end at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
The Australian share market may open higher, after European exchanges gained on optimism the global economy is starting to recover while US markets were little changed. At 0742 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...

Easing Libor pains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
No more Libor pains. The trillions of dollars flooding the financial system have already bought optimism for an eventual economic recovery - now it is also buying trust. Trust among banks, that is. Yesterday, I talked about the Libor/OIS spread - a ...

Confusion in the inflection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... and up significantly from the 30-year low of 55.3 plumbed last November. No push button quick fixes but the market's optimism alone is engendering a virtuous cycle which, although not instantaneous, is an important step towards recovery. Would have ...

Bull market on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... buying the dips and not looking for small rallies to sell into, creating a positive feedback loop. In the end, it is optimism that would nurture the green sprouts into blooming flowers and by then, even the bears will acknowledge the bull market.

Pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... that they have now touched bottom. As I have written in the past it could be that the market has run ahead of itself as optimism begot more optimism amid a backdrop of easing deterioration and better than expected economic and financial data. One falling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... hit a six-month closing high, rebounding from an earlier dip as financials such as Mizuho Financial Group advanced on optimism about the US banking system and the economy. The benchmark Nikkei rose 19.15 points to 9,451.98. HONG KONG - The benchmark ...

Beware the Budgets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... America, Britain or Australia - will decide whether this budding recovery gathers momentum and is sustained. The growing optimism in the financial markets is a welcome development. But how would consumers react when higher taxes on income and goods and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... Tony Russell said. "The major resources stocks are doing well and the rest of the market is fairly neutral. "I think the optimism should remain for the balance of the day." BHP Billiton was up 62 cents, or 1.83 per cent at $34.44, while Rio Tinto rose ...