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He's just a man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
After the euphoria - or the despair - of bin Laden's death has passed, it'll still be the underlying economic and business fundamentals that will rule the day.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
The Australian market has received uncertain leads from offshore trading overnight, as markets struggled with the meaning of the assassination of Osama bin Laden.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Australian share market has begun the week weaker on Monday morning after heavy losses last week.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open higher, following a strong US lead, before slipping back into the red as the high Australian dollar continues to put a dampener on local trade.

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The point is the current rally in the Australian dollar could be explained. But again, I warn of the danger of extrapolating -- especially with currencies, which could reverse course at the turn of a dime.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Australian shares have opened 0.5 per cent lower on concerns that the record high local currency will dent the export and other overseas earnings of local companies.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street and commodities finishing higher, after mixed data in the US was offset by strong earnings reports.

May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
This is the last day for equity investors to decide whether or not to "sell in May and go away".

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The Australian share market was almost half a per cent stronger at noon, trading off its highs of the session as traders digested a new high for the Australian dollar and what it means for stocks and interest rates.

Let's party!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
Despite all the bold utterances by several Fed members preferring an early end to QE2 and/or ending the bond purchase programme and/or raising interest rates, there were no dissenters in last night's FOMC vote - zilch, nil, nada.