MARKETS

Ratings group Standard and Poor's and Europe's banks have emerged as the big worry points for markets in the wake of the latest deals from the EU and eurozone.

It's now up to the 17 eurozone leaders to come up with something dramatic to regain the confidence of markets after the European Central Bank refused to backstop the zone in bond markets.

The Asian Development Bank has trimmed its 2012 growth forecast for emerging East Asian economies including China, as the eurozone crisis threatens to further slow an already weakening global economy.

By Gavin Wendt, Founding Director & Senior Resource Analyst MineLife Pty LtdAs Australians we're pretty much 'relaxed and comfortable' types, as former PM John Howard once famously described us.

By David Rodriguez, Quantitative Strategist and Timothy SheaSummary: Traders are right more than 50% of the time, but lose more money on losing trades than they win on winning trades.

Australia's Reserve Bank cut rates this week, but NZ's Reserve Bank resisted the temptation to follow and sat pat yesterday, leaving its key rate at 2.5%, despite warning that the economy is slowing.

At the end of a big week for the Australian economy, there are definite signs the jobs market is going sour.

By Greg PeelIt's been an eventful year in the global uranium market.The year began with the globally significant Ranger mine in the Northern Territory shutting down due to flooding, and there is still no guarantee operator Energy Resources of Australia ((ERA)) will decide the veteran mine can b...

by Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportAt a time when both industry and retail super funds are losing some of their best customers to self-managed super funds (SMSFs), it was interesting to hear what the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) thinks of us as a group of investors.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 198 points or 1.6% while the S&P lost 2.1% to 1234 and the Nasdaq fell 2.

By Kathleen Brooks, Research Director UK EMEA, FOREX.comThere are two major events in the next two days In Europe: the ECB meeting and the EU summit.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 46 points or 0.4% while the S&P gained 0.2% to 1261 and the Nasdaq was flat.

Climate Change?FNArena Editor Rudi Filapek-Vandyck believes we are in the midst of Investment Climate Change.

Term prices of uranium for November month-end closed at $51.50 per pound, a decline of $0.25 from end-October, showing yet again a fading buyer interest as opposed earlier in the month when spot prices reached higher than $4 per pound.

The Asian Development Bank has trimmed its 2012 growth forecast for emerging East Asian economies including China, as the eurozone crisis threatens to further slow an already weakening global economy.

The market turmoil in November, ignoring the stellar final three days of the month, has had an impact on not only the performance of the market, but also on IPOs and other fund raising.

The RBA yesterday cut the cash rate to 4.25% from 4.50%, its second successive rate cut, a move that also has the whiff of being linked to the series of moves last week by major central banks, and this Thursday night's widely expected rate cut from the European Central Bank.

Climate change policy led to the demise of John Howard, Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull – but not Julia Gillard, yet, as the carbon tax legislation was approved.

By Andrew NelsonChinese consumerism is on the march despite the spectre of rising inflation in the world's most populous country.

By Greg PeelIn the lazy, crazy, hazy days leading up to 2007, money was cheap, property values were rising, and gearing levels never seemed an issue.

U.S. stocks furthered what had been lackluster gains Tuesday after the Financial Times reported the European Union was in discussions to double the size of its bailout fund.

US chain store sales rose by 3.2pct in the latest week compared with a year ago according to the Johnson Redbook Retail Sales index.

FNArena has added another video to its Investors Education section on the website. In this latest video, ATW's Jerry Simmons explains why it might be wise for investors to pay close attention to what is happening in EUR/USD.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 53 points or 0.4% while the S&P gained 0.1% to 1258 and the Nasdaq lost 0.

U.S. stocks were ahead but off session highs Monday afternoon after a Financial Times report claiming that Standard & Poor's warned six triple A-rated euro-zone members that they may suffer ratings downgrades as a result of the deepening sovereign-debt crisis.

Last week in The Daily Reckoning, Greg Canavan and Dan Denning wrote about how owning shares that pay you to own them will be key to your investment success in the coming years.

By Greg PeelIndustry consultant TradeTech closed out its spot price indicator for November month-end at US$51.

- Citi initiates on FKP Property with Neutral rating- Upside and downside risks for earnings are in play- Refinancing remains a key catalyst- Buy ratings still dominate on the stockBy Chris ShawFKP Property Group ((FKP)) is a diversified play, owning, managing and investing in the retirement, reside...

By Greg PeelThe RBA today cut its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%, following on from a similar cut in November.