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Another cut's in the mail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... Australia's (RBA) decision not to cut interest rates at its 3 March Board meeting reversed the Australian equity market's sharp uptrend that started in the middle of January. The All Ords dropped from a high of 5,926.3 points a day before the RBA meeting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, dragged down by energy and mining stocks following a sharp fall in oil prices and low iron ore prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.8 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 5,797.7. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat ahead of local jobs data and following a lacklustre performance on Wall Street. At 0808 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,791. In local economic news on ...

You sexy thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... live and prosper. Geo-political tensions and lingering ISIS terrorism further enhance the greenback's allure. Wall Street's sharp drop overnight - the Dow's down by 1.9%; the S&P 500's down 1.7% -- gives substance to the "beggar-they-neighbour" rant ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open markedly lower following sharp falls on Wall Street after a strong US jobs report raising expectations the Federal Reserve will soon lift interest rates. At 0812 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

Fixed income offers little equity risk protection: CFM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Ultra low interest rates across the developed world mean investors have lost the ability to use fixed income assets as their central pillar of protection against equity market risk. That's according to one of the heads of the $6 billion French hedge ...

Majority slammed (again), equities dunked, A$ fouled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... speculated lowering to 7.0% -- when the parliament meets for its annual session this month or OPEC suddenly announces a sharp cut in oil production, or geo-political tensions rises, or all these happen or... a black swan happens. At home, political and ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell modestly following a new estimate of fourth-quarter US economic growth that came in better than expected. At 0815 AEDT on Monday, the share price index futures contract was up four ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
The market has opened weaker, dragged down by losses in the energy sector and a dismal Woolworths half yearly result. The supermarket giant downgraded its full year guidance following a 3.1% slide in first half profit. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher after a mixed night in overseas markets. At 0652 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,885. The Dow Jones index was down 0.2 per cent going into the ...