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Economics

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
The Australian share market had recovered to be 0.46 per cent in the black soon after noon after dropping nearly three per cent in morning trade on the back of more bad news from Wall Street.

Marsupials and the money market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
US-Aust interest rate differentials are now at a four year and almost all time high after this morning's US rate rise, putting even more pressure on central banks around the world to follow suit irrespective of local fundamentals.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks turned negative as investors worried about ratings agencies cutting the triple-A rating on the two companies, which together insure more than $US1 trillion in bonds.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
The Australian share market was 0.6 per cent stronger just after noon, tracking gains on Wall St, after US investors bought financials in anticipation of yet another rate cut by the Fed.

So much to do, so little time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
The US is still undoubtedly the centre of world finance, but no one should underestimate the enormous challenge in turning their economy around.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher with with base metal prices jumping and Wall Street making gains as interest-rate-sensitive shares were snapped up by investors.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
The Australian share market has opened lower, shrugging off a positive run by US equity markets which rose overnight on strengthening expectation that the US Federal Reserve again will cut rates this week.

Jumping volatility not yet swaying sentiment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Despite the volcanic volatility reverberating around global markets, several world wide sentiment surveys show that investor remain surprisingly upbeat.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher as Wall Street gained ground on the prospect that the US central bank will lift interest rates again and base metal prices generally were up.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
The Australian share market continued to extended its comeback at noon after Tuesday's slide, following a positive lead from Wall Street and higher commodity prices.