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Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... Which one? Would you like the one about Greece defaulting or the one that talks about Europe heading for (already in) recession? Or do you prefer a reiteration of the tale of China lowering its growth target? Or is it the one that says that the global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... open down more than one per cent following heavy falls on Wall Street overnight with investors nervous of a euro zone recession and Greece's debt-swap deal. At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 68 points at ...

Good not great

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... of which, even the DJ Euro Stoxx index - the benchmark for the region in crisis which is widely expected to go into recession (if it's not there yet) - has done better, it's up 47%. Surely it ain't the economic outlook. Australia still stands out in ...

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... behaved as one would expect - down a little for the core and a lot for the periphery - after being reminded (again) that a recession is coming. In its press release, The European Commission (EU) said last night: "Against the backdrop of a waning growth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... although the euro rose as investors reviewed mixed earnings from the region's biggest banks and forecasts for a eurozone recession. Dealers said the markets were tracking developments in Greece as politicians passed a historic debt writedown with private ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... afterthought, the latest PMI update from Markit Economics reminded all and sundry that, Greece bailed out or not, a recession is still waiting in the wings in Europe. The Markit Economics preliminary composite PMI showed that Europe's services and manufacturing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... cent, to 4,372.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower following disappointing eurozone data that added to signs of recession in the debt-wracked region. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 27.02 points at 12,938.70. The Standard & Poor's 500 ...

Problem solved, not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... document found that, "even under the most optimistic scenario, the austerity measures being imposed on Athens risk a recession so deep that Greece will not be able to climb out of the debt hole over the course of a new three-year, 170 billion euros bail-out." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... touch 13,005.04, a level last seen when the markets began to sink in early 2008 as the financial crisis broke and a deep recession took hold. But profit taking and less-than-impressive results from big companies like Wal-Mart left trade to sag and the ...

Market provides opportunities for absolute return investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
Super funds and retail investors should consider adopting a risk based approach to portfolio construction and move away from traditional asset allocation, according to one global fund manager, to protect their investments against volatile markets. Global ...