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Economics

Mind over matter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Are markets applying the same "mind over matter" attitude towards Greece to the Fed?

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
The share market is higher as investors are buoyed by signs Greece's debt problems are set to be temporarily resolved.

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
We won! We won! In a televised statement last Saturday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared, "Yesterday we took a decisive step, leaving austerity, the bailouts and the troika behind."

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
The Australian share market has opened almost flat after a mixed night of trade on overseas stock markets.

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Perhaps it's expectations for one or two more RBA rate cuts this year. But that just confirms the dour prognosis for the economy, does it not? But in a way, it puts greater downward pressure on the A$, and that's the good news.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains in metals prices overnight.

Brady Bunch as useful as market commentary: Shane Oliver

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The proliferation of news and market information in the always connected digital age is doing little to improve performance for most investors, according to AMP head of investment strategy and chief economist Shane Oliver.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The share market is lower as disappointing corporate earnings outweigh the positives of an extension of Greece's emergency funds.

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
As expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced no surprises following the conclusion of its 17-18 February monetary policy Board meeting.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following mixed US housing data, a lacklustre reading on inflation and indications the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates.