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Focus on China-US bilateral trade in upcoming Dubai summit: ICAP

... few years and appears likely to persist for the next few years at least. Part of the adjustment will involve a weaker US dollar," the report revealed. ICAP's economists said that the latest scapegoat for the world's ills could be the Chinese currency ...

Midday market wrap: Japanese stocks rise to fresh highs

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2003
... confidence in the market. The Australian dollar was slightly firmer to noon but relatively unscathed after a major assault on US dollar/yen offshore. At 1200 the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6684/86 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6653/58. ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries gain slightly

... 10885.48. Meanwhile the dollar rose to US$0.6657 as global investors were attracted to its high yield nature over the US dollar. All Ordinaries 3225.9 +4.4 NASDAQ 1883.10 -4.15 Dow Jones 9545.65 -21.69 FTSE-100 4293.00 -6.00 Hang Seng 11140.05 +0.00 ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks jump after Fed leaves rates unchanged

... with the yield on the 10-year bond unchanged at 4.28% and the yield on the 2-year note also unchanged at 1.60%. The US dollar weakened against the Japanese yen, but strengthened against other major currencies. The dollar fell to 116.1 yen, as the Bank ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip in quiet trade

... on the two-year note fell 2 points to 1.60%, while the yield on the 10-year was trading 1 point higher at 4.27%. The US dollar was steady on the major crossrates, fetching 117.4 Japanese yen. The euro was trading at $US1.1285, although the Australian ...

Commonwealth ministers meet in Brunei, focus on poverty

... of poverty in low-income Commonwealth members. One-third of the Commonwealth's population now live on less than one US dollar a day and two-thirds of them survive on less than two dollars a day, while 270 million people within the grouping lack access ...

Morning market wrap: Technicals push US stocks modestly higher

... 4.26%. The yield on the 2-year note ended at 1.63%, compared with a recent high of 2.14% less than two weeks ago. The US dollar ended broadly lower, although intervention by the Bank of Japan pushed the dollar 0.2% higher to 117.3. The euro ended the ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks close higher

... bond closing up four points at 4.32%. Traders were bracing for a strong August retail sales report, due tomorrow. The US dollar closed mixed, with the euro slipping to $US1.1199. The dollar was broadly unchanged against the yen, continuing to fetch around ...

Midday market wrap: $A strengthens following ABS jobs data

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003
... Kong Dollar 5.1385 5.1395 Japanese Yen 77.1500 77.2000 New Zealand Dollar 1.1291 1.1301 Singapore Dollar 1.1510 1.1520 US Dollar 0.6587 0.6592 Sources: Comm. Sec; AAP

Morning market wrap: US stocks end lower on recovery fears

... Treasury notes was completed amid strong demand. The yield on the 10-year bond subsequently fell 8 points to 4.28%. The US dollar was also a little stronger, although purportedly on the back of intervention by the Bank of Japan. The dollar closed over ...