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Hold, Fold or Run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
"Three coins in a fountain... which one will the fountain bless?" ( Frank Sinatra) It was a down day again on Wall Street overnight. It followed an up day that trailed a down day. Chances are, other markets would follow suit. But under current circumstances ...

Detox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
"I get knocked down But I get up again You're never going to keep me down." - Chumbawamba Phew! That was one hell of a ride wasn't it? You know what I'm talking about. Correct! Last week's financial market ups, downs, twists and turns. Five days of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
The Australian share market is set for a significant fall when it opens on Friday after Wall Street and European markets lost up to 3.6 per cent in value due to continuing debt concerns and weak US jobs data. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Rambo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... witnessed, it had the opposite effect. The problem is that -- because it acted alone -- what cannot be short sold in the German exchange can be sold elsewhere. Exchanges in the US, Asia, the UK must be in on the action if this measure is to be effective. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... index lost 18.89 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 2,298.37. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply lower as a surprise German strike against speculative trading backfired, causing panic among investors instead of reassuring them the authorities were ...

Nein to naked shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... and have experienced the fate that awaited a severely devalued currency. Flashback to 1923. During the Weimar Republic, German inflation surged to such a level that the Rentenmark -- Germany's official currency at the time -- traded at 4 trillion to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... about the news coming out of Europe went back to selling stocks sharply lower overnight. The falling euro and news that German regulators plan to limit some kinds of short selling fed Wall Street's drop. The euro gave stocks a boost early in the day ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
The Australian share market is set to rise on Tuesday after Wall Street and some European markets managed small gains despite continuing concerns about the impact of Europe's debt problems on a global economic recovery. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
Hang on to your hats... volatility has returned. We're in trouble again! And you know we're in trouble if that metal whose main use is to adorn the ears, noses, fingers and arms -- and for some, even unmentionable parts of the body -- starts making ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is set for a weak opening after European markets and Wall Street suffered sharp falls in their last sessions on continuing concerns about European economies. At 0724 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...