Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Countryman Finance and Markets News

European woes shake markets

Global share markets have continued to fall this week, once again succumbing to European concerns.
May 24, 2012, 12:27 am
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Market jittery on stalled Greece

The results of the recent French and Greek elections have cast fresh doubt over the path to financial reform in Europe.
May 17, 2012, 12:31 am

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Wet blanket banks spoil rate-cut party

Finally, the ASX 200 broke above 4400, surging on better than expected Chinese production data and the surprise 50 basis point cut by the RBA in the same trading session.
May 10, 2012, 12:09 am

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Telstra proves a shining light

Market updates continued throughout the week and downgrades were the common theme.
May 3, 2012, 12:10 am

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Telstra proceeds with caution

Finally, the Australian share market has shown some resilience, not following the weakness of the US and international share markets.
April 26, 2012, 8:04 am

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Take guesswork out of takeovers

This week I take a look at the interesting topic of takeovers which grabbed headlines since the unusual events surrounding Russian company, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Work's (MMK) takeover bid for West Australian iron ore company Flinders Mines (FMS).
April 19, 2012, 12:55 am

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Heavyweights hold key to market upside

The ASX200 failed at the critical break out point again and the Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates on hold, although gave the best indication that there are cuts ahead if April inflation data is weak.
April 12, 2012, 12:26 am

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Overseas gloom starting to lift

The first quarter of 2012 concluded positively for the Australian share market, aided by strong overseas leads and options expiry locally.
April 5, 2012, 12:42 am

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Portfolios need upkeep too

Over the past week I had the pleasure of travelling with the Ten Tigers Grain Marketing Group through the Wheatbelt and was amazed by the complexities that modern farmers face.
March 29, 2012, 12:53 am
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Glencore bid puts sector in spotlight

The ASX 200 recouped last week's losses, recovering from a major support line of 4150 to bounce back towards 4300, the upper end of the trading range mentioned last week.
March 22, 2012, 12:14 am

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Cloud hangs over market

Despite a respectable domestic reporting season, further positive US economic data and no major negative news out of Europe, the ASX 200 has been unable to break out of the 4000-4350 trading range it has been locked in for the past eight months.
March 15, 2012, 12:36 am

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Sluggish market explained

One of the big questions our clients are asking lately is why is Australia's stock market underperforming many of the other global stockmarkets?
March 8, 2012, 12:43 am

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Cautious approach to be expected

Recent weeks have seen profit results from several high-profile companies including Commonwealth Bank, Wesfarmers, Qantas, Fortescue Metals and AMP as well as trading updates from Westpac and ANZ.
March 1, 2012, 12:15 am

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A busy week for the big four

This week, I thought I'd follow up on my last article to see how the big four companies - BHP, Rio Tinto, Telstra and Newcrest - fared when they reported to the market last week.
February 16, 2012, 12:10 am

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Food for thought in big four reports

It's been a long six months between drinks on the markets, but as of this week we have another reporting season about to commence.
February 9, 2012, 12:01 am

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Woodside sale makes good sense

If you're a shareholder of Woodside Petroleum I wouldn't be too concerned about recent headlines regarding Woodside looking to sell down part of its 50 per cent stake in the Browse LNG project.
February 2, 2012, 12:28 am

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No end to the boom times for big three

Last week, a host of iron ore production numbers were announced by ASX listed companies, led by the big three in the iron ore sector - BHP, Rio Tinto and FMG.
January 26, 2012, 12:42 am

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QBE joins profit warning throng

It's officially profit warning season on the ASX.
January 19, 2012, 12:36 am

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Light volumes mean eerie time for ASX

It's been a pretty light start to trading in 2012 with light volumes across the ASX as many market participants don't return to work until January 16.
January 12, 2012, 1:53 am

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World's prowling bears eye Chinese banquet

There are many investors out there who will be glad to see the back of 2011.
January 5, 2012, 9:55 am
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