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Economics

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market has received a mixed lead from Wall Street overnight, with key indices mixed while oil and precious metals fell.

Groundhog Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
Today, America and Canada held their annual Groundhog Day festivities to see whether spring would come early or winter will stretch six weeks more.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after a mostly weaker lead from Wall Street before turning its attention to the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision on Tuesday.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
The Australian share market lost ground in morning trade, with major resources companies Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group the leading lights among the major stocks.

Darkest before dawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
Well now, there we have it. If the January effect holds, US equity investors and the rest of us should all go on vacation and come back next year.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower, after the falls in US equities, before attention turns to the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
The Australian share market was in the red at noon with lower base metals prices overnight weighing on mining stocks and as profit takers capitalised on solid gains earlier in the week.

Worst of the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
No prize for guessing but which G-7 country is suffering a worse hangover than the US? Clue: Its name also starts with the word United.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open in the red following heavy falls on Wall Street.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
The Australian share market was in the black at noon with financial stocks and BHP Billiton driving the market higher following firmer commodity prices overnight.