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Economics

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker after losses on Wall Street overnight, with a late fall in stocks, and commodities generally lower.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market had gained ground at noon after positive Australian employment figures with the resource sector leading the charge.

Pain in Spain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
How do you say ouch in Spanish? They say money can buy happiness... but only if you have more than your neighbours.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open in positive territory after investor confidence boost US stocks overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market was experiencing broad-based gains at noon with strong rises in gold, financials, retail, energy and resources sectors.

Do nothing budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
The major positive of this "do-nothing" budget is that the Australian government would be in a better position to do "something" should things take a turn for the worse.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open moderately higher after a mixed lead from overseas markets overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market was moderately higher at noon led by the financial sector and optimism following the European bailout package.

Trillion dollar kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
With this "mother of all bailouts" Europe has bought time to get its economic house in order.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
The Australian share market has received strongly positive leads from offshore trading overnight, as markets rebounded on optimism following the European rescue plan.