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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... rate rise. Dealers said the underlying tone was positive - the global economic recovery remains intact, with the United States picking up nicely, and that is enough to offset concerns over Middle East unrest and higher oil prices. The markets appear ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... Japan's losses followed a strong performance on Monday, when investors were buoyed by strong jobs figures out of the United States that suggested recovery in the world's biggest economy was gaining traction. But despite recent gains since the March 11 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... French CAC also fell, by 11.84 points to settle at 4,042.92. HONG KONG - Asian stocks mostly rose on Monday after the United States said unemployment hit a two-year low last month, while Japanese traders were lifted by a weaker yen. Optimism on Tokyo's ...

Insurance bodies tackle longevity risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... that in Asia," said Julian Carpenter, head of direct insurance distribution, Metlife Insurance. Meanwhile in the United States, long term care insurance is popular for individuals, providing cover for the policyholder if they are ill for an extended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... higher on rising oil prices and as investors looked past overseas negatives to forthcoming economic data from the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 23.9 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4,861.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... range of losses. HONG KONG - Asian stocks ended mostly higher on Thursday as a strong set of jobs figures from the United States boosted regional optimism, despite lingering caution over Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis. Tokyo's Nikkei closed 0.48 per ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... global production. And over the weekend, "Operation Odyssey Dawn" added to the list of market uncertainties as the United States, the United Kingdom and France - with the blessing of the United Nations - started bombing Qaddafi's bum off his throne. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... zone over Libya. Currency traders were soon heartened after a joint statement from G-7 officials saying that the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Central Bank would join with Japan in a concerted intervention in currency markets on Friday. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... fall in just over nine months, losing ground as sentiment was further eroded by economic concerns in Europe and the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 54.9 points, or 1.17 per cent, to 4,644.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... about nine months, with further falls on Friday due to rising oil prices and disappointing economic data from the United States and China. At 1208 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 34.7 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 4,665 points, while the ...