Currencies

CommSec gives its view on a wide range of issues that will dominate the Australian landscape in 2008.

The Dow fell 178 points last night on a higher than expected CPI and more general doom and gloom.

A globally coordinated central bank rescue package announced by the Fed last night sounded pretty good, but ultimately failed to excite. The Dow closed up 41.

FNArena presents a correlation of a wide range of analyst views as to what 2008 will bring for the global economy and financial markets.

A 25/25 rate cut saw the Dow fall 300 points last night.

A study by Danske Bank concludes the euro will be among the beneficiaries of slowing economic growth.

The Dow rallied 100 points last night despite another big subprime write-down – this time from UBS.

At 94,000, US jobs growth found an equilibrium point that resulted in a flat close on Wall Street.

With the ratification of the Bush subprime bail-out plan, the Dow soared another 175 points.

A preliminary private sector jobs number put the cat among the economists last night and the Dow jumped nearly 200 points in response.