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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket has risen almost one per cent to trade at a fresh 10-month high at noon, led by property stocks, on more signs the US economy may be pulling out of recession.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Monday, boosted by better than expected US employment data that added to signs that the world's largest economy is pulling out of recession.

Dead cat bouncers dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
Jobless recovery? Dead cat bounce? Jobless is what those dead cat bouncers should be worried about if you ask me.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon dragged down by the resources sector after commodity prices fell overnight.

Add £50b, will travel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
For my two cents, the BoE's expansion of its quantitative easing program furthers my claim that central banks - and national governments - are committed to do anything and everything to guide their respective economies out of this Great Recession.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower on Friday, after US equities declined on a rise in people continuing to claim unemployment benefits and lacklustre sales figures from major retailers.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon pulled up by the resources and financial sectors.

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Watch the screens today! For at exactly 1130 hours (AEST), the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release a tally of how many of us were able to keep our jobs last month, how many were still looking for work and how many started submitting forms to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower on Thursday, after US and European equity markets declined following a disappointing report on the US service sector during July, and ahead of US jobs data due on Friday.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
The share market was flat at noon, taking a breather from a strong run over the last couple of weeks, following a lead from securities on Wall Street overnight.