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Economics

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas during weekend offshore trading.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
The Australian share market was up at noon following a good overseas lead but had fallen back from early gains because of a lack of good news to encourage investors to keep buying.

Jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
Jobs, jobs, jobs. Another month, another good jobs report.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
Australian shares are likely to open higher on Friday after US stocks gained on better than expected US export figures.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
A stronger-than-expected labour force report for the month of November pulled the Australian share market out of the doldrums and into positive territory at noon.

Damned either way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. This is the predicament that the once-mighty United Kingdom faces today.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
Australian shares are likely to open lower after commodity prices declined overnight, and concerns increase about the mounting levels of national debt overseas.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon, led by declines in gold and resources stocks amid weaker oil and gold prices.

Debt load

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Just when we thought Dubai's Desert Storm was just a one-off, we're now confronted with the shock and awe at more warnings over sovereign credit ratings.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Australian shares are likely to open lower after credit downgrades and warnings directed at several governments, reports showed manufacturing is weak in the UK and Germany, and major US companies announced poor earnings.