Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Economics

Bank stocks push share market higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
The Australian share market is higher on strong leads from US and European markets, with the big banking stocks performing robustly in morning trade.

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
If financial markets were spooked last Friday and were wetting their pants all weekend through to yesterday, shouldn't they be sprinting more scared today?

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street overnight.

Shares stronger at noon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
The Australian share market was higher in early trade with investors ignoring offshore weakness and looking for bargains after recent falls.

Greece in crisis (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Sit down, buckle up and hang on. Houston, we don't have a problem... we now have a crisis (yet again).

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after US and European markets fell on Friday amid fears over a Greek debt default.

Another thrilla in Athena

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
"Tsipras has at best four or five days to reach an agreement that will unlock the much-needed bailout funds."

QIC asks government to step up, break toxic cycle

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The government should step up and introduce fiscal stimulus to the economy to break a dangerous cycle of low consumer confidence and low investment as Chinese demand plummets, QIC said.

North American sovereigns hardest hit by oil crisis

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
Sovereign wealth funds in North America will suffer the biggest impacts of the sharp drop in oil prices, rather than those in oil-producing emerging markets.

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a flat open as gains on Wall Street were offset by falls in commodity prices.