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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... Australian market is expected to open lower following a weak session in the US. US stocks extended losses on Wednesday on American unemployment and eurozone debt concerns, while precious and base metals and oil were down. Asian markets suffered sharp ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... new EU/IMF 750 billion euro bail out package is now at their disposal. Finally, we have an EOFY contribution from the American consumers. The Conference Board (again!) consumer confidence index dropped to 52.9 in June from a revised 62.7 in the previous ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... Ordinaries index dropped 39.1 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 4,370.6. NEW YORK - US stocks slumped on Tuesday as sagging American consumer confidence and weak Chinese economic indicators renewed fears that the global economic recovery may falter. The blue-chip ...

Global instos ramp up alternatives exposure

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... fallen less than their global counterparts from 11.5 per cent in 2003 to close to 9 per cent in 2009. In contrast, North American investor real estate exposure has declined, on average, by 4 per cent. Nicole Connolly, director of alternative investments ...

Going nowhere fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... forecasts for U.S. economic growth when they meet next week to set interest rates as Europe's debt crisis saps demand for American goods and roils financial markets." Here's what Fed officials are publicly thinking (from Bloomberg): Richmond Fed President ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
The Australian share market remained higher at noon as investors followed positive offshore leads rather than focus on ongoing concerns about the resources tax and European debt. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 55.3 points, or 1.25 ...

The future according to Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... with his words but I noticed that financial markets did not hear -- or pretended not to hear -- what he said about the American jobs market. "The unemployment rate is still going to be high for a while, and that means that a lot of people are going to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... of Consumer Sentiment for June. In equities, Charter Hall group joint managing director David Harrison addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia. In Melbourne, the 2010 Stockbrokers Conference includes keynote addresses by Minerals Council ...

Hastings consortium buys $290m stake in US infra

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
Hastings Funds Management and Zachry American Infrastucture have acquired a major stake in a US-based natural gas terminal in a deal worth $290 million. The consortium bought a 55 per cent stake in Freeport LNG Development L.P (FLNG), which owns and ...

Magellan raises cash six-fold on Euro debt fears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... Global fund has returned more than 15 per cent for the financial year to date, beating its benchmark by over 5 per cent. American Express was one of those stocks that Douglass sold down. The fund manager's exposure to the stock fell by more than half ...