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A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... know what the opposite of the phrase "kicking a man when he's down" is but that's exactly what the central banks did last night. They've provided more fuel to the slowly growing optimism in the investment markets. There's even optimism in the just-concluded ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... along those lines. Speaking of optimism, it was the big jump in US consumer confidence that did it for the markets last night - adding to improving eco stats we've seen over the past few months (yes, months not days or weeks). It was also optimism that ...

Worry me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... trouble, when you worry you make it double don't worry, be happy." - Bob Marley There's a laundry list of reports out last night that should have made financial markets wobble, yet... what we got was a strong performance out of Wall Street and a terrific ...

Another lonely night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... could have a politburo too to dictate how they'll go about solving their crisis? Speaking of Europe, tt was also a lonely night over there. There was speculation that Dexia's bailout could collapse but lonelier still were reports that none but a very ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed night on Wall Street and falls on major European bourses as the region's leaders met to try to resolve the relentless debt crisis now threatening big nations such as France. At 0800 AEDT on ...

Dead calm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... volatile trading environment, rises and falls of this magnitude are considered calm trade action. Equities bounced around last night as they do every single day, but not the sort of wild gyrations we've seen over the past few months. There was really ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... up some ground during morning trade. Sentiment from offshore prompted the declines at the open, given the disappointing night on Wall Street as investors fretted over worries about the level of US government debt, and news of a possible ratings downgrade ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... and Europe dampen risk sentiment on global markets. HiFX senior trader Stuart Ive said a raft of negative headlines last night pushed world financial markets lower and weakened risk currencies like the Australian dollar. "There's not very much good news ...

Prettiest of them all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... one would expect if one recalls that throughout the year there appeared to be no let up in worries that keeps one awake at night. Global growth concerns due to rising oil prices (resulting from the "Arab Spring") and the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... and staying on the sidelines, with share trading volumes thin all week, IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said. The night's events included a sell-off of commodities, including gold and silver, with oil prices also plunging and giving back the ...