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Easter Bunny feels the inflationary pinch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
Funds management boutique Firetrail Investments has highlighted soaring cocoa commodity prices this Easter break via its chocolate index. Firetrail's global chocolate index has shown that select cocoa related commodities have risen 32% since the start ...

Stone and Chalk lends voice to start-ups by women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
It may be the week before the Easter break but it's business as usual at fintech hub Stone & Chalk with last Tuesday's networking pow-wow packed to the rafters. The inaugural 'Power Women in Fintech' panel discussion was held at the Sydney headquarters ...

Strike three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... prior to the 7 April meeting to 40% with two weeks to go to 68% a week before and up to 75% just days before the Easter break. The Australian dollar's fall to a low of US$0.7577 on Maundy Thursday (down 0.6% from the previous day) backs up the increased ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... senior client adviser Michael Heffernan says. "When the whole market jumped out of the gate with great gusto after its Easter break, up one per cent almost straight away... the so-called dividend stocks are the ones doing well," he said. The broader ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed after the first day's trading for some markets after the Easter break, even though Wall Street provided another strong lead. The US dollar eased slightly against the yen on Tuesday after rallying ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... market. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was trading on a positive note after the Easter break. "The pipe-opener was the American market last night, which was pretty solid given that European markets were closed," ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... or equities news is expected on Tuesday. In Australia, the market on Thursday, the last trading session before the Easter break, finished one per cent off a post-global financial crisis high. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 33.9 points, or 0.63 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... said Patrick O'Hare of Briefing.com. HONG KONG - Asian markets have been mixed in the first full session after the Easter break, with Japanese shares sinking for a second straight day as the yen extends its recent gains. The US dollar came under renewed ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... with Aurora Oil and Gas down 27 cents at $3.47 and Santos six cents lower at $12.60. Mr Heffernan said the upcoming Easter break - local markets will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday - was keeping activity subdued. "I think a lot of clients ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... Australian sharemarket has opened one per cent lower as investors reacted to weak US jobs figures released at the start of easter break. At 1016 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 40.1 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 4,279.7, while ...
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