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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0657 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 37 points lower at 4,632 points. In economic news on Wednesday ...

QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... Data from usgovernmentspending.com shows the US annual budget deficit jumped from below five percent of GDP in the 1930s to close to 30 per cent of GDP in the 1940s. And now financial markets are scared that the deficit is running at around 10 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trade overnight, with European and US markets higher, including equities and commodities. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0713 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was ...

KKR bids for Perpetual

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... to reach $78.51 in 2007 - before dipping to $42.77 in 2009 and $28.55 last year. Perpetual's shares traded at $30.97 at close of business on Friday, but increased to $38.40 earlier this morning following the announcement. KKR is one of the biggest private ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading over the weekend. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0703 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 16 points lower at 4,686 points. In economics news on Monday, the ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
If you've already read the various reports on various websites and blogs trying to give meaning to Wall Street's slip overnight, you're now probably getting antsy pantsy that the bad ol' times have returned. This from The Age quoting "AAP, with Business ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
Australian markets are receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St equities, oil and copper lower, but precious metals were stronger. European markets also were mixed. The Australian dollar was holding above 99 US cents, but ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... economy. The spot price of gold in Sydney at 1203 AEDT was $US1,376.30 per fine ounce, up $US20.82 from Wednesday's local close of $1,355.48. Gold miner Newcrest Mining was up $1.21, or 2.94 per cent, at $42.39.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received strongly positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all key overseas markets significantly higher, including equities and commodities. The Australian dollar hit a new post float high shortly after 0500 AEDT ...

Ironstone partners advisers in property

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
The issue of investing in residential property, particularly through self managed super funds (SMSF), is highly problematic for financial advisers due to restrictions prohibiting them to offer property-related advice, according to Ironstone Group. Sean ...