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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... Wednesday, but it wasn't long before another Fed official cut it short. In testimony before Congress, Bernanke said the central bank would be open to new economic stimulus measures, but only if the economy gets much worse. The remarks were far from a ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... number has slowed from the 9.7% pace recorded in the previous three-month period - a sign that the government and the People's Bank of China's tightening policies are beginning to flow through into the greater economy. Not so cold that it causes social ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said. But the growth rate was better than market forecasts of 9.4 per cent. St George Bank senior economist Jo Heffernan said morning trade had been dominated by ongoing debt concerns in Europe and weak domestic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is set for a flat start to trading today after two days of significant falls due to concerns of spreading debt problems in Europe. Wall Street and major European markets posted losses overnight as concerns remain about Europe's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... its a significant step towards completing the deal," Mr Fraser said. The big banks all lost ground, with National Australia Bank, which has the biggest exposure to Europe of the big four banks, pulling sector lower, dropping 59 cents, or 2.38 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... lower at 4,521, indicating a fall of about 0.8 per cent when trade commences. In economic news on Tuesday, National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey for June. On Monday the Australian share market closed sharply lower as reaction to ...

BetaShares adds major currencies to ETF range

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... Euro currency ETFs to its portfolio of ASX listed products. The British pounds and Euros, held on deposit by JPMorgan Chase Bank, will be available to retail investors at wholesale rates, according to BetaShares, which also has a US dollar ETF. "Our ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The Australian share market continued to lose ground in intraday trading with uncertainty over the carbon tax, disappointing US jobs figures and China's surging inflation dragging shares down. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... Strong performers this past week included retailer Target, which rose 6.7 per cent, and Microsoft, which gained 3.5 per cent. Bank stocks underperformed, with Bank of America down 3.5 per cent, JPMorgan Chase down 2.0 per cent and Goldman Sachs down ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... on Friday, with ANZ performing best after suffering most on Thursday, increasing eight cents to $21.85. National Australia Bank advanced one cent to $25.03, Commonwealth Bank rose 14 cents to $51.53, and Westpac was up five cents at $21.92. National ...