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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... points lower at 4,441 on a volume of 15,641 contracts. Volumes are relatively low as there will be no trading in the United States on Monday due to a holiday, Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said. Investors are waiting for direction from ...

Nein to naked shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... I'm determined to win... The speculators are our adversaries." Sure, sure. But haven't we been here before? The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other European governments -- including Germany -- banned short selling in 2008. ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... 14.6 percent below its value at the start of 2010. It did recover slightly to US$1.24 at the close of trade in the United States -- up 0.04 per cent from the previous day's close. Still nothing to write home about! How did it come to this? It's Greece. ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... impotent to prevent a double dip in Europe... perhaps even the globe. Or... all of the above. Gold surged when the United States pumped trillions of dollars into its economy. Gold is again surging now that the Europeans are topping up the billions of ...

US pension funds boost mortgages

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... government police officers, firefighters, employees, and retirees. It is the third largest public pension fund in the United States.

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... not today - then at their meeting next month or the month after. Someone is also being too clever by half in the United States. Introducing...the man who needs no introduction...the man who moves markets...the Sage of Omaha...Mr. Warren Buffet. Bloomberg ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... associated companies a bit of a breather and lightened the tone overall after heavy early losses. Growing calls in the United States and Europe for a close look at Goldman Sachs's role in the US subprime home loan disaster kept the banks under pressure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... stocks closed higher as markets welcomed strong growth figures from China as well as upbeat retail data from the United States. Comments by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke that the US would likely see a "moderate economic recovery" also helped ...

NabInvest buys Canadian property boutique

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... firm has approximately C$550m (A$577.5m) in funds under management and access to a client base in Canada and the United States. "Managers of global REIT strategies are actively sought by Australian and international investors. Boutique managers such ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... than the $US38.5 billion that had been expected by analysts, the Commerce Department said. A rise in imports to the United States was seen as another sign of a slow, but growing, economic recovery. But there had been a rocky start to the first-quarter ...