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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... we've had some commentary coming out of Europe on concerns on their economy slowing down and further concerns of the US economy going into recession. "At the moment we've got a raft of negative sentiment out there." Mr Russell said he expects volatility ...

What US recession?

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
Fears about the US economy plunging into recession have been overstated, overplayed, and blown out of proportion - but the outlook for 2008 still looks fairly benign, according to economists from Lehman Brothers. "There's a 60 per cent chance, in our ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... 1,325.19. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 6.88 points to 2,340.02. LONDON - UK stocks fell slightly on worries about the US economy, but strength among miners pared losses. The FTSE 100 edged back 0.7 of a point to 5,901.7. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... 2.48 per cent, to 5,870.8. NEW YORK - US stocks fell, then rose in choppy trade on Wednesday, as pessimism about the US economy mounted after Intel Corp, the world's largest computer chip maker, posted earnings and a profit forecast that disappointed ...

We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... Reserve governor Ben Bernanke has warned that he is ready to cut rates further if that is what is necessary to shake the US economy out of its slow slide into recession, raising speculation that the AUD and oil prices will continue to skyrocket. Speaking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... propelled by a weaker yen and buying of exporters such as Toyota Motor amid an easing of fears about the health of the US economy. The Nikkei lifted 82.29 to 15,956.37 points. HONG KONG - Stocks fell as investors cashed in after the market rose for seven ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... Machinery and shipping shares such as Kawasaki Kisen dragged Japanese stocks lower after growing concerns about the US economy hit Wall Street, with a stronger yen also contributing to the fall. The Nikkei closed down 0.95 per cent, ending at 15,480.19 ...

Perfect storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... recently woken up to the idea that countries that peg their currency to the USD end up tying their monetary policy to the US economy regardless of how much - or how little - actual trade and other interaction they may have with the US. "US or European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... 5,381.3. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell 2.5 per cent as exporters were hurt by a stronger yen and concerns about the US economy. The index reversed 373.86 points to 14,837.66. HONG KONG - Stocks plunged more than four per cent on fears of slowing economic ...

Jay-Z versus Greenspan

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
When rappers and supermodels choose Euros over the greenback, what does that say about the direction of the US economy? The world's richest model, Gisele BA1/4ndchen is apparently insisting that she be paid in almost any currency but the U.S. dollar ...