Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Economics

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
The Australian share market was higher at noon, but well off its earlier gains following worse than expected jobs data.

Green sprouts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Here we go, here we go, here we go. It is that time of the month again when Australia's soothsayers sing a familiar refrain, 'we are doomed.'

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open in positive territory after Wall Street rose overnight and commodity prices were stronger.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
The Australian share market was nearly 1.5 per cent lower at noon, with banks and the mining giant BHP Billiton posting falls after a drop on Wall Street overnight.

Pocketing the change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
I'll keep the change, thank you. With these words, the National Australia Bank hammered home the point of one of the G20 protesters' slogans, 'Bankers, rhyme with ?'

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open in negative territory as Wall Street plunged over two per cent overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The Australian stock market was down almost one per cent at noon, on falling resources and banking stocks.

Away for Easter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
Oh no! Not another bear market rally. While we were sleeping, Wall Street stumbled again overnight.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following a profit-taking day on Wall Street and weaker commodity prices.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
The Australian stock market had edged up almost half a per cent by noon in mixed trading ahead of Tuesday's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate decision.