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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open solidly higher after international markets returned to positive territory following heavy losses earlier in last week. At 0810 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 68 points at ...

Chumbawamba rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... of crises that supposedly sparked last week's dip and heralds the advent of a more sinister correction in the US equity market. Guess what? Dip buyers only saw the dip and thought it was good and a-shopping they went. This, despite only one of the nominated ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen made upbeat comments about the American economy. US equity markets recovered some losses after Dr Yellen told Congress overnight that the US economy is on track ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... S&P 500 is overvalued, that the S&P 500 is overbought, that US economic growth remains sub-par - the benchmark US equity market index continues to record break. This is because the US central bank's balance sheet continues to expand despite the US$10 ...

US market leads the post-Lehman recovery

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
The US equity market has performed the strongest since the darkest days of the global financial crisis, according to data released by Russell Investments to mark the fifth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... "several", two wanted tapering done "relatively" soon before the costs of stimulation outweigh its benefits. The US equity market's positive performance to the increasing certitude that the Fed would commence its tapering operations this coming September ...

The day the music died

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... was 10 days before. Wall Street's another matter though. Fedspeak has really confused the bejeesus out of the US equity market. I said confused not spooked. The S&P 500 has fallen two-days in a row and by an earth-shattering total of 1.1% because markets ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
I'm an Aussie and I'll cry if I want to. I'll cry if I want to, I'll cry if I want to. My good pal, Alex 'yes we can' Dunnin - Rainmaker's Director of Editorial & Research - emailed me yesterday Malcolm Maiden's piece in the Sydney Morning Herald titled ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after a flat result on Wall Street overnight with investors waiting to see if Europe's central bank plans to introduce stimulatory measures. At 0818 AEST on Thursday, the September share price ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls in US stocks overnight after initial optimism on Spain's bailout fizzled. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 45 points at 4,062. In economic news ...