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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... came late in the session as traders placed bets that a deal would emerge from Washington over the weekend. But broader indicators were mixed. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.83 points, or 0.32 per cent to 1,213.01, while the technology-heavy NASDAQ ...

Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... country's external balance was in deficit. However, excluding the January figure, this is the first since 1982. With other indicators such as domestic spending and consumer sentiment also decelerating, it is hard to see how Japan could sidestep another ...

Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... while retail sales is forecast to decline by 0.5 per cent in August after a 0.8 per cent increase in July. These two indicators highlight the dilemma faced by the Bank of England (BoE), which will release the minutes of its September monetary policy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... 15.96, or 0.14 per cent, to 11,532.88, after rising by as many as 37 points and falling by as many as 100. Broader stock indicators slipped. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.60, or 0.20 per cent, to 1,274.98, and the Nasdaq composite index fell ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... the economic data quite well." Overnight, the Dow fell 26.63 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 11,516.92. Broader stock indicators also turned lower after moving sharply higher in early trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 5.25, or 0.41 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... the potential to rebound as quickly as it sold off. The Dow fell 26.63, or 0.23 per cent, to 11,516.92. Broader stock indicators also turned lower after moving sharply higher in early trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 5.25, or 0.41 per cent ...

Today's the day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... speculation that the RBA will lower the official cash rate from 7.25 per cent to 7.0 per cent. Weakening consumer demand indicators and dovish RBA rhetoric have spurred speculation of a 25 to 50 basis point cut in Australian interest rates this year. ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... only the RBA is expected to lower rates, the rest are forecast to leave rates unchanged. Australia: A wave of economic indicators is scheduled for release this week. Australian real GDP growth, company profits, building approvals, current account and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... the Australian Bureau of Statistics is to release data on the balance of payments, foreign investment and business indicators for the June quarter. The Reserve Bank of Australia releases its commodity price index for August. TD Securities and the Melbourne ...

Rate cut? maybe not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... RBA easing rather illogical, particularly given that domestic inflation remains elevated. Agreed, some of the recent indicators point to a slowing economy and commodity prices are slowly weakening. Agreed, these should lead to a reduction in price pressures ...