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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... the second consecutive session as world markets rebounded on signs the global credit crunch may be easing and the United States may do more to stimulate its economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 160.2 points, or 3.87 per cent, at 4,302.5, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... in retail sales and a Federal Reserve report that said tight credit conditions are hurting businesses across the United States. The government's report that retail sales plunged in September by 1.2 per cent - almost double the 0.7 per cent drop analysts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... official in charge of implementing the US's $700 billion rescue package, Neel Kashkari, said overnight that the United States government planned to take stakes in a "broad array" of banks. European governments overcame their differences to put euro 1.7 ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that is a substantial likelihood of a severe US economic downturn in the United States but Europe might be partially insulated against further shocks. Really! If this is the case, recent stats certainly do not ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... cent, to 1,976.72. LONDON - European stock markets fell on Thursday following disappointing economic data from the United States and a decision by the European Central Bank to maintain interest rates at current levels. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... Mexico. Low volume may have intensified the losses with trade thin ahead of a three-day Labor Day holiday in the United States, analysts said. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 171.63 points, or 1.47 per cent, to settle at 11,543.55. The tech-dominated ...

Nothing new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... slowing growth and still high inflation. While inflation appears to be easing in Australia, consumer prices in the United States remain a concern. Yesterday's data on wages and inflation expectations should give comfort to the RBA. The 3.7 percent year-on-year ...

Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008) Monetary policy comes to the fore this week with the central banks of Australia, the United States, the Eurozone and the UK all meeting to deliberate on appropriate interest rate settings given the growth-inflation balance ...

IFSA backs Chile FTA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... accords. "[The agreement] provides market access to Chile's financial services sector on a level only enjoyed by the United States. Australian financial services providers will now have access to Chile's growing voluntary and mandatory pension fund system," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... exchanges ended the week with mixed fortunes but were generally boosted by better than expected economic news from the United States. In London the FTSE 100 index shed 9.70 points to 5,352.60 FRANKFURT - The Dax lost 3.99 points to 6,436.71 PARIS - The ...