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Economics

Lucky, lucky, lucky

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
For a teeny-weeny land that represents only around 2 per cent of the global economy, nobody expected that this "lucky country" would be this lucky.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly higher as Wall Street street edged higher on positive economic data to record an eighth consecutive gain.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was lower at noon weighed by resources but buoyed by the financials.

Day of silence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
Big yawn! That's what Wall Street and European markets did overnight. Flat, flat, flat.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as Wall Street ended flat amid weaker sentiment and profit-taking.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was higher at noon following a strong lead from the US overnight and well received company reports.

Almost Per-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
It's not exactly perfecta, but a tri-fecta of positive news released last night and a negative one-fecta further strengthens the case that the US economy is forging forward.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street rose on strong economic data and the nomination of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to a second term.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was lower at noon, weighed by Wesfarmers and BHP but buoyed by Woolworths.

U V W X Y Z

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
What's this? We're back into discussing the alphabet soup of the coming recovery? Would the global economy's recovery take the shape of a V? Will it be a U or a W?