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Economics

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
The bottomline is that the European Central Bank has again put its credibility on the line - and it is found wanting.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after gains on Wall Street on Friday.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The Australian share market was maintaining its positive momentum at noon, following a surge on Wall Street overnight.

Unusually certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
US and European equity markets rebounded overnight. Ergo, the economic outlook no longer remains unusually uncertain.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher, after a positive finish on Wall Street and firmer commodities prices during the offshore session.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
The Australian share market was lower at noon, led by losses in the financials sector.

Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
If it looks like a dive, sounds like a dive, it must be a?

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker, after major indices on Wall Street backpedalled more than one per cent and the benchmark crude oil contract dipped below $US77 a barrel.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, led by major mining stocks.

Half-filled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
Overall the macroeconomic and financial market backdrop has not changed much. We're still in a pause. There's as much good news as there are bad. What has changed is markets' perception.