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No BO news till elections please?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
We might not get anymore bad European debt crisis news until after the US Presidential elections.

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a lack of direction from Wall Street at the end of the week with little concrete news for investors to grab on to.

Market wrap - afternoon

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
The Australian market opened slightly higher after weak leads from Wall Street and European markets.

A stock market rally could get Obama over the line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
Despite a common perception that the Republican Party is good for business, over the past 12 elections spanning 48 years, the S&P 500 has in fact delivered higher average annual returns under Democratic governments.

Waiting to digest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
With three of the world's biggest central banks - The Fed, the ECB and the BOJ - flooding the world with money, financial markets are still digesting what this all means.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher, despite a mixed performance in overseas stocks markets.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher, despite a mixed performance in overseas stocks markets.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened lower despite gains on overseas markets.

Welcome to the QE Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
While Tokyo's latest quantitative easing falls short of the open-ended nature announced by both the ECB and the Fed, it conveys the same message - the powers-that-are would continue to engage in counter-cyclical measures and programmes until their respective ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower despite modest gains on overseas markets.