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Economics

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower as nervousness over the eurozone's debt crisis resurfaces following news that Italy's recession will be worse than expected and Spain's bad loan ratio is at an 18-year high.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
Australian stocks have opened more than one per cent higher after a successful Spanish bond auction eased concerns over the euro zone debt crisis.

In it to win it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
Continued gains in the equity markets would eventually force these non-believers to re-assess their positions for fear of missing out and/or tiring of the zero to very low returns on cash and bonds.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
The Australian dollar is three quarters of a US cent higher after a successful Spanish bond auction reduced fears of a fresh European debt crisis.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
Australian stocks have opened higher, led by strong gains in the healthcare and info tech sectors in quiet trading conditions.

Dip buyers buy the dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
This flies in the face of those who quickly turned sour on America after one month's disappointing job stats. And this is why we're only getting more QE talk from the Fed rather than QE action.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mixed lead from Wall Street as investors weigh better-than-expected US retail sales numbers, a sharp slowdown in New York manufacturing and renewed eurozone debt tensions.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
The Australian share market was half a per cent lower at noon following falls on Wall Street and losses for local resource companies.

What price surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
I sincerely think that this is one broken promise, many Australians - and foreign investors - could forgive. Really I do.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
The Australian market is set to open lower after global stock markets dropped on concerns that Spain and Italy may be the next countries to succumb to the eurozone debt crisis.