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It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... America over the past few months - that of slowly improving growth - and the risk-reward equation remains tilted on the side of Wall Street. The Fed would ensure it stays that way. More so, should this week's second quarter GDP growth and employment ...

Wall Street snubs the IMF

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... clicks on the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) website where it published its July "World Economic Outlook Update". Yet Wall Street appeared to have missed it - the S&P 500 index even closed at another record high last night - especially the part ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after little change on Wall Street where the S&P 500 inched toward another record high. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5,540. Locally, no major ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The Australian stock market has opened flat despite another strong session on Wall Street led by corporate giants Apple and Facebook. A strong demand for iPhones in China lifted Apple fiscal third quarter profits up by 11.6 per cent and helped the computing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The Australian stock market has opened flat despite another strong session on Wall Street led by corporate giants Apple and Facebook. A strong demand for iPhones in China lifted Apple fiscal third quarter profits up by 11.6 per cent and helped the computing ...

Bennelong expands Long Short Equity team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Bennelong Long Short Equity Management (BLSEM) has appointed a senior investment analyst, starting in early August. Steven Lambeth joins from JCP Investment Partners, where he was senior investment analyst and responsible for company research and valuation ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher, buoyed by gains on Wall Street and record production results from BHP Billiton. In the US the Dow Jones finished 0.36 per cent higher after investors welcomed the best existing-home sales figures in eight ...

Arrows and more arrows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... risk assets overnight -- the same way increased geo-political risk sent them away the night before. Geo-political risk down, Wall Street up. The S&P 500 even breached the record high it reached on 3 July (1985.44) in intra-day trade to 1986.24 points ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... what happens next as the international community vents its anger on Russia. 'twas these headlines that reportedly downed Wall Street overnight. But we surely know what comes after the dip, 'eh Virginia? The dip buyers return buying the dip. In fact ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell as geopolitical worries weigh on sentiment. At 0811 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,496. Geopolitical concerns, with the ...