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Economics

SNB dismantles defense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
"Francogeddon", "currency tsunami", "shocker", "jaw-dropping".

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
The Australian sharemarket has started lower following a slide on Wall Street and a fall in commodity prices.

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
The World Bank's crystal ball says, I'm with Bill (Bill Gross) on this one - "The good times are over."

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower.

Nearly there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
Wall Street buckled after lunch as the price of WTI dropped to a low of US$44.20 a barrel and Brent touched US$45.19.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
The Australian sharemarket has opened lower following another slide in oil prices overnight.

Oil price shock, nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
I thought that in my lifetime I would never see someone out there in this galaxy wishin' and hopin' and prayin' higher oil prices to be.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
The share market remains lower due to weak leads from the US and Europe and sliding commodity prices.

Auld lang syne

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
The problems and worries of 2014 haven't left, they jumped over into 2015 and early indications are... some have worsened.

Santa's bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2014
Cheaper oil prices would act as a countervailing factor to the present weakness in global growth. Global growth would not weaken as a result of cheaper oil. Think the oil price shock of the 70's and 80s and the high inflation and recession that followed.