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Economics

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
If the market isn't showing fear, does this mean it has become greedy?

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Wall Street is a firm believer that eventually a deal would be reached for the thought of thinking otherwise is just unthinkable.

Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
We all saw what happened last week. Wall Street jumped on the mere prospect of a deal. This, even with the deal reportedly just a postponement of the day of reckoning with the debt ceiling from 17th October to 22nd November.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
The Australian share market is making strong gains on signs in the US of progress in negotiations to raise the country's debt ceiling.

Obama says no deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Start of "negotiations" and "conversation" produced no deal.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets as traders reacted strongly to signs of a deal in Washington to avoid a dilapidating US debt default.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
The share market has opened slightly lower as falls in commodity prices overnight weigh on resources stocks.

There is fear in the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
The US equity market's performance since the 1 October shutdown (and that of the VIX index) shows that fear is the operating sentiment among investors.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
The Australian market is set to open lower ahead of the release of official jobs figures.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
The Australian stock market has opened lower for the fourth straight session as concerns about political gridlock in the US hit investor sentiment across the globe.