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Economics

Yesterday today tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Investors love Wall Street today more than yesterday.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all three Wall Street indices ending higher, after European and Asian markets were significantly lower.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
Australian stocks were lower by noon as tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices weigh down the market.

Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
News services were all over the place blaming the renewed spike in crude.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar was higher on Tuesday, as the market waits on the results of the central bank's board meeting later in the day.

Buy a toaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
Risk assets are not called risk assets just for the heck of it.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight. Wall St is generally higher, as are European and Asian indices. Precious metals and industrial are higher, but oil is down.

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Current financial market actions suggest investors are not really buying into the oil will derail growth or inflation is becoming a problem scares.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
The Australian dollar was higher on Monday, as business indicators data for the December quarter increased market optimism ahead of GDP data due out this Wednesday.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
The Australian sharemarket opened slightly lower on Friday as uncertainty over the impact of Libya's turmoil remains a concern to investors.