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At last – a rally on stockmarkets around the world, a weakening for the US dollar, a sharp fall in oil prices into the bargain, and a rise in spot iron ore prices.
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China’s Premier Li Vows To Ensure Growth
Analysts are still trying to decipher what Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang meant on Sunday when he told a Beijing press conference that the Chinese economy will struggle to make its reduced growth target of 7% in 2015.
Read More‘Bargain’ iiNet Set For Counter Offer?
The punters continued hopping into iiNet (IIN) shares yesterday, driving them up to an all time high of $8.89, before they settled back to close up 4% at $8.84.
Read MoreTuesday At The Close
The RBA minutes left the door open for more rate cuts which saw banks thrive. The Healthcare was dragged lower by Sirtex Medical, whose shares halved in value after a clinical trial was snubbed by investors.
Read MoreMarket At Midday On Tuesday
Local shares are enjoying a solid rebound after a sluggish start to the trading week. Healthcare stocks are being held back most by Sirtex Medical while energy companies are higher despite weaker oil prices.
Read MoreMarket At Midday On Monday
Local shares are down by more than 0.5% after US markets and commodities prices were hit hard on Friday. Oil slumped by 4.7% and sits near a six-year low. Central banks in focus this week.
Read MoreUS Dollar To Overshadow Markets & Fed?
The charging US dollar dominated financial markets last week and with the US Federal Reserve meeting this week, the greenback will again be the major factor for investors to contend with.
Read MoreOil’s Woes & Worries Continue
Investors with hopes of the global oil market steadying and prices stabilising around the $US50 to $US60 a barrel level, received a rude reminder to the contrary last week.
Read MoreGold Weaker, Copper Up
And Comex gold futures held above $1,150 an ounce on Friday in New York as the US dollar eased during trading after the rush higher from Monday to Thursday.
Read MoreDiary: US Fed, RBA, Israeli Elections, US Dollar, UK Budget & Watch Myer
The two-day US Federal Reserve meeting will set the agenda for markets around the world in the coming week.
Read MoreMonday At The Open
US sharemarkets retreated on Friday after the solid gains posted a day earlier. Investors booked profits and squared positions ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting. A stronger greenback also weighed on exporters.
Read MoreMonday At The Close
Investors take a wary approach ahead of the US Fed meeting. The key will be whether or not the Fed refines its timing for a rate rise.
Read MoreTPG, iiNet Deal Shakes Up Telco Market
TPG’s (TPM) surprise agreed $1.4 billion bid for rival iiNet (IIN), has shaken the Australian telco market.
Read MoreMarket At Midday On Friday
The ASX 200 is down 0.7 percent, weighed down by heavy falls in the banking, materials and energy sectors.
Read MoreWall St Rebounds As Retail Sales Disappoint
Suddenly, a turnaround in market sentiment overnight, illustrating the increased volatility gripping financial markets.
Read MoreCoal Still In Favour
There still is a bit of goodwill towards coal miners, despite the weak demand and price outlook, judging by the positive reception to Whitehaven Coal’s (WHC) refinancing, announced yesterday.
Read MoreEconomy Still Drifting
Well, there was nothing in the February jobs report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to change anyone’s current opinion of the economy.
Read MoreFriday At The Open
US sharemarkets posted solid gains on Thursday. Investors drew comfort from the weak retail sales report, concluding that the Federal Reserve wouldn’t rush to lift rates.
Read MoreFriday At The Close
The ASX 200 has slipped 0.6 percent today taking this week’s losses to 1.4 percent for the market. All sectors finished in the red today, led by Information Technology, which fell 1.5 percent.
Read MoreReasons To Be Optimistic On Eurozone Equities
Note: This article was originally published on Oliver’s Insights on March 11 2015 and has been republished with permission from the original author.
Read MoreZanthus Nickel Project Set To Rumble
Rumble Resources maintains a highly-experienced technical team and high-quality exploration portfolio, focused exclusively on the emerging Fraser Range province of Western Australia, within two key project areas.
Read MoreChina Slowdown Continues
Further confirmation yesterday that the slowdown in the pace of economic activity in China has continued into 2015 and possibly quickened.
Read MoreArdent’s $200 Million Self Inflicted Wound
What was the board of Ardent Leisure (AAD) thinking when it replaced veteran CEO Greg Shaw with relative newcomer and non executive director, Deborah Thomas?
Read MoreBig Losses For Glencore Associate
The plunging iron ore price has seen Sphere Minerals (SPH), Glencore’s Australian-listed iron-ore play, take a $US240.7 million writedown (around $A330 million) and end its plan to develop an iron ore mine in West Africa.
Read MoreNo Rate Cut In NZ, Again
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has left its key interest rate on steady once again at 3.5%, despite once again warning about the high value of the Kiwi dollar.
Read MoreThursday At The Open
US sharemarkets posted modest losses on Wednesday with investors still focussed on when the Federal Reserve was likely to raise interest rates during 2015. The Dow fell by 27.5 points
Read MoreThursday At The Close
The share market has finished at the highs of the day, helped by strong gains from the banks and a rebound in energy stocks.
Read MoreMarket At Midday On Thursday
The ASX 200 is up 0.6 percent, buoyed by gains in the Financial and Telecommunication sectors. However, the market is being held back by weakness in the energy and materials sectors.
Read MoreInvestment Strategies For A Deflationary Environment
Australian investors upset about low interest rates can at least be thankful they don’t live in Europe where some governments have taken the extraordinary step of issuing bonds with negative returns.
Read MoreMarket At Midday On Wednesday
The ASX 200 has following Wall St into the red, dropping about 1 percent. The materials sector is the biggest drag, plunging 2.9 percent on the back of weaker commodity prices.
Read MoreStronger Greenback Cuts Through Wall St
The strengthening US dollar carved a swathe through global markets overnight, sending Wall Street to its biggest one day loss in five months, knocking commodities lower, led by gold and oil, and setting up another big loss for the Australian stockmarket today.
Read MoreBHP Defends Iron Ore Expansion Plans
BHP Billiton (BHP) says it won’t be changing its current export first policy for maximising returns on installed capacity at its Western Australia Iron Ore business (WAIO).
Read MoreBusiness Confidence Slumps
Business confidence has slipped to the lowest level since before the September 2013 Federal election.
Read MoreChina Inflation Jumps
The Lunar New Year has again disrupted an important Chinese economic statistic after consumer price inflation jumped to an annual rate of 1.4% from 0.8% in January, thanks to price rises, especially for food because of the week-long break.
Read MoreWednesday At The Open
US sharemarkets fell sharply on Tuesday as expectations of rate hikes hurt sentiment. The rising US dollar also increased worries about the earnings outlook for multinationals. The US dollar index rose over 1% in the session.
Read MoreWednesday At The Close
The ASX 200 has slipped 0.5 percent, hit by a 2.6 percent fall in the resources sector. More than 20 stocks traded ex-dividend today, also weighing on the market.
Read MoreMarket At Midday On Tuesday
Local shares are up 0.3% after yesterday’s 1.3% slump (second worst day of the year). Mining and energy companies are down while the financial industry is helping keep the ASX 200 positive.
Read MoreIron Ore Slump To Pressure Markets
Yet another fall in iron ore prices overnight Monday will add pressure to the fragile state of sentiment in the stockmarket today.
Read MoreJapan Slow & Low, Despite The Boosters
Nearly two years after starting what was then a $US1.4 trillion bout of quantitative easing to try and push the Japanese economy out of a deflationary rut and get growth tracking higher, there are few signs of any significant impact from what was called the Bank of Japan’s ‘bazooka’.
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