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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... nervous, analysts said. Trichet indicated, however, that supportive stimulus measures must soon be unwound, prompting traders to buy the US dollar in a safe-haven stampede, pressuring oil futures lower. Energy stocks joined tech issues in the red. Energy ...

The Art of War

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... which bolster the argument that the Fed will be easy for how much it takes and for how long it takes. Perhaps investors, traders and speculators are hunkering down, cashing in the spectacular gains made on their portfolios this year. This would at least ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... dollar pushed prices of commodities lower, which hurt materials and energy stocks. Good news on the day failed to galvanise traders. Home resales posted their biggest increase in 26 years in September and shares of Amazon.com rode to a new high after ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... slumped after weak data from the housing sector overshadowed a round of stronger-than-expected corporate earnings, prompting traders to lock in recent gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 50.71 points, or 0.50 per cent, at 10,041.48.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... reports from the US. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares dropped 56.02 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 5,154.15 points. Traders said the FTSE's 50 per cent rise in seven months had investors nervously looking for signs that the good times are coming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... moves opposite its price, rose to 3.48 per cent from 3.46 per cent late Friday. LONDON - European stocks fell on Monday as traders cashed in gains from last week's strong rally and waited for the outcome of a key US Federal Reserve meeting and a summit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... imposed by Washington on Chinese tyre imports. Analysts said the prospect of a trade war between the US and China had made traders nervous. The market recovered from early losses however, amid generally positive sentiment about the overall economic backdrop. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... recovery from the global recession. The market consolidated gains after a positive economic outlook by the US central bank, traders said. The outlook for the US economy has become "cautiously positive" with conditions stabilising from the deep recession ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... were quickly replaced by gloom. The Australian dollar will test US$0.56 maybe even less than half a greenback. Investors, traders and speculators were not short of explanations for their predictions. Global recession. Falling commodity prices. Falling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... report, which is due before the opening bell on Friday (0000 AEST). The biggest gains came in the final half-hour as some traders looked to buy ahead of the jobs data. Economists expect the unemployment rate to edge up to 9.5 per cent from 9.4 per cent ...