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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... Insurer and financial services firm AMP was another stock to post a heavy fall, down 10 cents, or 2.3 per cent, at $4.23. But Oil Search was up 37 cents, or 5.3 per cent, at $7.36 a day after discovering more gas in a project in Papua New Guinea. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday shed 82.79 points (0.63 per cent) to finish the session at 13,032.75. World oil prices have fallen sharply following recent gains after figures showed a much larger-than-expected increase in crude inventories ...

Missing the forest for the daily grind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... better-than-expected (on balance) economic and survey stats (and earnings) released over the past few months -- but risks remain (Europe, oil, X factor). Then again, risk has always been and will always be a part of investing. Even burying cash under ...

Alphinity backs growth in energy sector

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... but at lower prices from 2014 onwards. "In the medium term we prefer the energy sector," said Andre. China's consumption of oil has doubled since 2000 and accounts for 10% of global oil demand, but for 40% of total demand growth. Andre said that Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... per cent higher at $34.65, Rio Tinto was 2.19 per cent higher at $66.12 and Fortescue Metals was 2.07 per cent up at $5.91. Oil prices diverged on Tuesday as traders reacted to Argentina's shock decision to expropriate a subsidiary of Spanish oil giant ...

Australian private wealth firm selects US property

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... mid-cities area between Dallas and Fort Worth. "Texas is a strong growth corridor in a recovering US economy underwritten by oil and energy, defence, education and agriculture," said Toll. "The state has a population of 26.4 million people and a GDP ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
The outlook for oil prices is still the wildcard for the economic outlook across the Asian region, according to the latest market update from Indonesia's Mandiri Investasi. Adding to the speculation is that central governments are trying to control ...

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... increased or held steady in most Districts." "Agricultural conditions were generally favorable. Mining activity expanded and oil extraction rose, while natural gas drilling slowed. Banking conditions were largely stable, with some improvement seen in ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... debt crisis. Check. Tepid growth in America. Check. Slowdown to a crash landing in China. Check. Middle East, North Korea, oil. Check. These challenges were all there - and then some - yet Wall Street produced its best first quarter performance in 14 ...

SWFs have liabilities to manage too

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... the Future Fund, is the 13th largest. The primary reason nations establish a SWF is to manage windfall export income from oil reserves as these funds account for half of all SWFs and represent 56% of all FUM.