By Ryan Fitzwater, Investment U"Gina Martin Adams, a strategist at Wells Fargo, likes to look at a copper in comparison to another commodity known to have its own economic gauge.
Stocks fell after details from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting offered no signals that immediate monetary stimulus is on the way, prompting investors to question whether the rally can continue without a prime driver.
Sniff. Sniff. Wait, is that irony I smell? It could very well be, thanks to a new line of air fresheners inspired by the natural aromas of 4 national parks and made from not-found-in-nature chemicals.
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 64 points or 0.5% while the S&P lost 0.4% to 1413 and the Nasdaq dropped 0.
Daily update on share prices and consensus price targets.By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaSector analysts at JP Morgan summed it up succinctly this morning: shares in Australian banks have appreciated noticeably in the first three months of the year, supported by a variety of factors, but this...
By Greg PeelConstruction company Leighton Holdings ((LEI)) has been stuck with two disastrous legacy projects in the form of the Victorian desal plant and the Brisbane airport link, not to mention Middle East projects that remain a constant risk.
The best that can be said from the latest Tankan survey of sentiment among medium and large Japanese companies is that it didn't fall.
This should be a testing week for Australian stock prices, not for any technical levels of support and resistance (that we know of...although we leave that stuff to Murray). But because two of Australia's large Asian trading partners - China and Japan - are showing weak trade activity.
Commodities: Dollar’s Fall Halts Slide In RBA Index
Where do you get your latest stock tips from? Scouring through balance sheets, poring over profit and loss statements and scrutinising cash-flow statements? Or do you listen to the latest punt your mate Joe is boasting about at a cocktail party?
From virtually no chance a week or so ago, the odds of a cut at today's Reserve Bank board meeting have tightened, but the May meeting remains the favourite among RBA watchers.
By Greg PeelNo one is much interested in buying the quantity of UF6 on offer in the US and while demand remains for U3O8 the only supply of note is in Europe and genuine buyers are looking for supply contracts a little longer dated than spot.
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 52 points or 0.4% while the S&P gained 0.8% to 1419 and the Nasdaq added 0.
By Greg PeelFew economists expected the RBA to cut its cash rate today and consensus was correct. The general feeling was that there may now be scope for the central bank to ease policy further from a domestic, rather than just a macro (Europe) standpoint, but that such a decision would be unlikely ...
Facebook has kept people waiting for months for its shares to finally go public. There are many others who have been trying to get a few shares in the secondary markets hoping for Facebook shares to pop out of the gate.
Now for a spot of considerable confusion from the two monthly surveys of China's huge manufacturing sector.
Yes, on the whole global financial markets have had a fabulous quarter with winners outweighing losers, but the question now for investors to consider is, can it go on?
US jobs, the Australian Reserve Bank's monthly interest rate decision, Chinese manufacturing and Japanese business sentiment will dominate a trading week shortened for the great Easter bun and chocolate festival.
Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaI joined Twitter. Not because I am curious what this celebrity has to say about her kids, or to read that another one is waiting for a connecting flight, impatiently.
Overall sentiment among investors in Australia has improved markedly since January. While short term caution still reigns, a majority is now anticipating 2012 will generate a positive return with equities likely to be higher on a six to twelve month horizon.
By Aaron Tornell and Frank Westermann"Should the inflation outlook worsen, we would immediately take preventive steps".
By Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportAt a time when luminaries, such as the Future Fund's ex-chairman David Murray and ex-Treasury boss Ken Henry, have warned Aussie investors and super funds about holding too many shares, the question is, is this a good sign that we should be buying?To buy or...
Leighton Holdings has confirmed what more and more investors have been suspecting, that it is a wealth destroyer, not a creator and that if they are really brutal, its time as a listed company in Australia is now looking limited.
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 19 points or 0.2% while the S&P closed down 0.2% to 1403 and the Nasdaq lost 0.
Last year, I was at a dinner with a bunch of fertilizer analysts from Wall Street and Toronto.
Pay off a credit card, take a vacation, open a Roth IRA and more.
One of the great things about markets is how they are always changing. They never cease to surprise. But the market, as sly as it is, sometimes tips its hand.
The Reserve Bank has given the Australian financial system and banks a tick of good health in its first Stability Review of 2012.
The Australian market sparked yesterday for a second day in a row, despite a down day on Wall Street Tuesday night and weakness in other Asian markets.
Shares in the Bank of Queensland relisted yesterday after the first stage of a $450 million capital raising, and contrary to previous belief, the damage to the share prices wasn't too heavy.
