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Usual uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
"Unusually uncertain" indeed! Flat, flat, flat. This is how the most major equity markets from Asia to Europe to Wall Street finished the past 24 hours. Some closed a little bit higher, others a tad lower, most just flatlined. Because of the "unusually ...

Asia primed for investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The oversold Euro, market valuations that reflect lowered expectations, and an expected gradual decline in volatility currently make Asia one of the best investment hot spots for Aussie investors, said Seres Asset Management. With equities markets around ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Australian markets have received strongly negative leads from offshore trading on Friday, with key indices substantially lower and key commodities also down heavily. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... country's debt metrics" and that its growth prospects are ""likely to remain relatively weak unless recent structural reforms bear fruit over the medium to longer term." Oh no! Financial markets ignored Moody's downgrade! And for a while there it was ...

Let the reporting season begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
So this is what the markets are like when news go away! Wall Street was a little bit up, so was Europe. Asian equities hopped a tad and Australian shares skipped a beat higher yesterday. Flat was the day in the life of equities markets across the globe ...

Bored with half-empty glasses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
So what do we make of the equity markets now -- Now that some positive news appear to be slowly weaving their way into the headlines. Or is it just that financial market spin doctors have grown bored of staring down half empty glasses. Australian and ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... bigger and scarier things. Double dip. That should spook the bejeezus out of the markets and convert any remaining bull into a bear. Searching... searching. Aha! China! Chinese authorities are trying to slow their economy. And it is slowing. The US Conference ...

Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Looks like the financial markets are not getting any reprieve from this month's instalment of economic data releases. You guessed it! It was another down day on Wall Street overnight as Murphy's Law made its presence felt. "If anything could go wrong ...

Senior exec moves at AMP and RARE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... companies and will work from both AMP Capital's London and Sydney offices. Reyes has eight years experience, and held roles with Bear Sterns & Co. in New York and RARE in Sydney. Trevor Cooke, AMP Capital investment specialist, global listed securities ...

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
International equity markets' reaction to the weekend's G-20 gabfest was to be expected. They were up a little. They were down a little. Like I wrote on this space yesterday, there was something for everyone - depending on which paragraph of the G-20 ...