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Growth and QE - will this time be different?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... revision in second quarter US real GDP growth - up at annualised rate of 2.5% from the prelim 1.7% estimate - and Wall Street's positive reaction to that... Need I spell it out?A Ok, ok...the Fed will taper this September. You only have to read the US ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite gains on Wall Street which rose as fears of an imminent strike against Syria receded. An upgrade to US second-quarter economic growth, also helped US markets. It came in at an annual rate of 2.5 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher after Wall Street made solid gains on Friday. "It's really been a bit of a positive lift from the fact that the US dollar retreated on Friday," IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. On the local market ...

Delay of execution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
I thought this would happen, but not to happen so soon. Yes Virginia, Wall Street's reaction to the looming war with Syria is playing out according to the script of the 1991 Iraq War and its 2003 sequel. There's the sell orders that comes with the anxiety ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street made modest gains but European bourses fell amid nervousness over possible action against Syria. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up one point ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher after Wall Street made solid gains on Friday. "It's really been a bit of a positive lift from the fact that the US dollar retreated on Friday," IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. On the local market ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... "Operation Desert Storm" (1991) Just as today, the prelude to war had been punctuated by a hefty does of anxiety on Wall Street.A The S&P 500 index dropped by 5.6% in the first six trading days of January 1991 as the US strike on Iraq became more certain. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a plunge on Wall Street as the US investors eye possible military intervention in Syria. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 55 points at 5,068. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... has opened lower after the United States' condemnation of chemical weapon attacks in Syria triggered sharp falls on Wall Street. After opening on Tuesday, the All Ordinaries were down 24.8 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 5,102.3. This came after the Dow ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell following a disappointing durable goods report which raised fresh concerns about the strength of the US economy. The fall was sharply exacerbated when Secretary of State John Kerry ...