Daily FNArena News

What is all the damned fuss about? asks many a market analyst. US subprime foreclosures are a small proportion of a small proportion of a small market.

The current global liquidity crisis has attracted a lot of headlines but many investors may not fully understand the situation, so Danske Bank has outlined the central banks’ role in such a situation.

Skyrocketing food prices pushed China’s monthly inflation rate to the highest level in a decade in July.

Sonic Healthcare has expanded in the German market and brokers have revised up estimates to account for the synergies the deal offers while seeing scope for more acquisitions in the future.

The Dow spent all day in solid positive territory on low volume, only to slip away at the death.

Will it be a deal with iron ore major Rio Tinto? Investors are eagerly awaiting Grange Resources’ next ASX announcement, due soon.

Notwithstanding consideration given to the global credit crunch, the RBA statement of monetary policy shows the central bank is even more worried about inflation than it was earlier.

Global central banks had little choice but to inject liquidity into a rapidly freezing global banking system last week. But could this prove more harmful than beneficial in the long run?

Beach Petroleum and partner Anzon each sold 10% in the Basker-Manta-Gummy project to Itochu, placing themselves in a stronger financial position.

It’s CPI week in the US and Europe. Inflationary numbers will provide an interesting dilemma. The RBA airs its thoughts today in a quiet week for Aussie data.