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Economics

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overseas, with Wall Street ending mostly weaker, while precious metals and oil prices rose overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was three per cent lower around noon after Wall Street suffered its biggest loss in two months on a bleaker-than-expected forecast for the world economy.

Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
Be scared...be very scared. Yes, the spooks were out again overnight, sending many investors out of Wall Street. Have the bulls been sucked in? Have the bulls become greater fools?

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
The Australian share market has received strongly negative leads overnight, with Wall Street indices heavily down, along with commodities, including precious metals, oil and copper.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was marginally higher at noon, led by BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals, as investors question whether equities will rise at the pace of recent months.

Future lies in present

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
Have we? Haven't we? Left bottom that is. Or is the taxpayer's impatience to get their money back and authorities' over zealousness to erect new 'thou shall not' signs to police financial institutions taking us back to that dark place we left back in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
The Australian share market has received a mixed lead from Wall Street after caution once again overcame the US stock market.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was more than half a per cent stronger at noon, with gains in the financial and iron ore sectors.

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Those who kept the faith shall reap a bountiful harvest. Increased volatility and weaker equity market performance of the past three days have tested the conviction of some investors.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
The Australian share market has received a positive lead from Wall Street, with key indices either up or flat, and copper and oil higher, although precious metals were lower.