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This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... Central Bank (ECB) which took interest rates to a six-year high of 4.25 percent, and the Euro to record highs against the US dollar, will put pressure on further gains in industrial production going forward. The inflation report for the UK will be released ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... Ben Bernanke will give a press conference on Tuesday on how the Fed observes the current US economy and the value of US dollar. His comments will be dissected for clues on the Fed's thinking on short-term macro economic trends. Japan Machinery Orders ...

Iron Ore price jumps 85 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... Australia complains about if the 108 per cent USD price increase over the past year is adjusted for the collapse in the US dollar. Meanwhile, Australia's energy minister Martin Ferguson was yesterday lambasted by the Federal Opposition for not pressuring ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
The Australian share market has continued its slide, down nearly two percent after Wall Street tumbled overnight and uncertainty in the mining sector. At 1218 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 125.2 points, or 2.29 per cent, at 5342.1, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... Chidiac said US Reserve Bank chairman Ben Bernanke last night indicated inflation was a concern, which helped push the US dollar up. A stronger US dollar means generally lower prices for commodities. "The speculators are unwinding in the big players ...

Macquarie EM infra index could become benchmark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... cap on individual constituents effective on quarterly dates. MEMIDI is available in several currencies including the US dollar, Sterling, Australian dollar and Japanese yen. Stewart Ferns, Macquarie Research Equities equity analyst, said MEMIDI had historically ...

Allianz opens Mid East office and funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
Allianz Global Investors is opening an office in Bahrain and launching two Shariah compliant equity funds to extend its investment and product distribution capabilities to the oil rich countries of the Middle East. The Bahrain based Allianz office will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... said they were a good value. Oil prices rose to a third straight closing record high and metal prices advanced as the US dollar fell, driving up the shares of Chevron Corp and Alcoa Inc. Investors also took heart from fresh data suggesting the economy ...

US dollar slips after Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The US dollar slipped today after the Federal Reserve announced it cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a move that investors had anticipated. Markets had also expected the Fed to signal a pause in its rate-cutting campaign to combat the growing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... perhaps for the final time in the foreseeable future, by 25 basis points. "If this happens, there should be a rally in the US dollar and perhaps a sell-off in commodities and gold, which is a traditional hedge against a falling US dollar," he said. Lower ...