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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... valuations are very much on the cheap side." Mr James said trading conditions were still thin with many investors still on holiday but the market would gain more direction late this month and in early February when "everyone is back on deck". On Wall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... index ended at 7,732.02 points, up 14.07 or 0.18 per cent. TOKYO - All Japanese financial markets were closed for a public holiday, Coming of Age Day. The markets will reopen on Tuesday. On Friday, the Nikkei closed at 14,110.79. HONG KONG - Stocks fell ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... straight week last week. American Express warned of mounting credit card defaults and Tiffany and Co reported a decline in holiday sales, once again raising concerns that the slowdown in housing is spreading to consumer spending. The Dow Jones industrial ...

US-Aust rates spread widens to 250 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... increasingly striking their worldwide distribution deals in Euros not greenbacks. While all this is good news for Christmas holiday makers heading overseas, the bad news is the price of a barrel of oil will soon have a "1" in front of it.

'Tis the season to invest

... While many Australians will be thinking about their Christmas shopping list, a survey has found one in ten will spend the holiday break thinking about their investments. Mortgage broker X Inc Finance has surveyed nearly 300 people last month to find ...

US Fed hints rates holiday may be over

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
The US Federal Reserve, stung by criticism it dropped rates to protect favoured institutions in a preferred segment, is warning they won't keep protecting them forever. "To be sure, lowering interest rates to keep the economy on an even keel when adverse ...

Fix your interest

... on as much or as little of their savings as they choose." Wasmund said the account is perfect for those saving up for a holiday or a wedding. The icing on the cake is that there are no account keeping or transaction fees. Michelle Baltazar

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
... financial stocks fell in New York amid rising investor concern about mortgage defaults and lower consumer spending during the holiday shopping season. At 0740 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 99 points at 6391. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
... market closed in negative territory for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, with trading subdued due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States and local investors sitting tight as they awaited the federal election. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
... Australian share market was little changed at noon amid subdued trading, with Wall Street closed for the Thanksgiving holiday and investors sitting on the fence ahead of tomorrow's federal election. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 0.4 ...