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BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... purchase, the BOJ's announcement produced its intended effects -- the Nikkei-225 index soared and the yen plunged. Even Wall Street was happy. Australians all should be rejoicing much more. Japan, after all, is our second biggest export market (according ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... Oh-em-gee! That slowly revving engine of the world economy is running out of puff. Woe is us, we're in trouble now. Wall Street's down big time - the Dow's down by 0.8% and the S&P 500 slid by 1.1% -- along with Europe (Euro Stoxx 50 off 1.5% at the ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... quarters of this year. In fact, we're in the midst of one now with young leader Kim Jong Un announcing that it has entered a "state of war" with South Korea. Though it's easy to dismiss this developing story - the Koreas have been at war since 1950s ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... The Australian market is set for a strong start to trade with encouraging jobs figures in the United States helping Wall Street post its longest winning streak in more than 16 years. At 0757 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set to open higher as Wall Street posted a small rise and on better news from Spain, where borrowing costs eased. At 0820 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5,123. In economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... rate-setting meeting by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday. Earlier in the day, dealers had taken their cue from Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted another record intra-day level in midday trades on confidence underpinned ...

Can't help falling in love with stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... Hallelujah! Sing it, yeah Sing Hallelujah!" -- 'Sing Hallelujah' by Dr. Alban They're dancing and singing on the streets - Wall Street, that is -- for the Dow Jones Industrials Index has officially closed at an all-time record high. Commiseration to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... index futures contract was down 74 points at 4,968 points, with 10,887 contracts traded. The local market followed Wall Street lower, after Mr Berlusconi's centre-right coalition appeared to be ahead in the Senate race, but only slightly behind in the ...

Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Buffet buys beans (and ketchup) maker. I think this about sums up the major event of last night. Wall Street liked it. It closed on the up after a down opening buffeted (pardon the pun, or is this a pun?) by news of continuing contraction in the economies ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... after Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Masaaki Shirakawa said he would step down early. Traders also took a lead from Wall Street and Europe, where encouraging economic data offset concerns over political uncertainty in Spain and Italy. Tokyo soared 3.37 ...