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Economics

Up, down, flat trading day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
Wall Street remains on system standby.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open relatively flat as Wall Street edged into the red at its close as the Federal Reserve said the economy continues to grow at a slow pace.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by gains in the resources and materials sector and supported by positive data on the national economy.

While we wait for payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The bottomline is that a synchronised global recovery is now in train. But it still needs nurturing.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Wednesday with Wall Street boosted by corporate takeover activity.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
The Australian share market was flat at noon, drifting marginally lower from the monrning as traders awaited the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision on whether to raise the official cash rate.

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
"The beat goes on...la de da de da." (Cher) The beat of mixed data that is, but Wall Street is seeing the silver lining in the dark clouds this time.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory following strong leads from Wall Street and major world markets overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon following gains among most major banks.

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Mondayitis. This and the flood of first-tier economic data set to be released later in the week will keep the Australian financial markets well, a bit out of sorts today.