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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... euro rose to $1.2779 from $1.2734 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly lower after Barack Obama challenged Republicans to accept tax hikes for the rich as part of a deal to avert a fiscal cliff. Japan's Nikkei surged thanks ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... Australian market had followed Wall Street's lead. The Dow Jones Average plunged to close at 184.92 after US President Barack Obama challenged Republicans to accept tax increases for the wealthy in a deal to avert the so-called year-end fiscal cliff. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... All Ordinaries index was up 6.5 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 4,410.7. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled as US President Barack Obama challenged Republicans to accept tax increases for the wealthy in a deal to avert the year-end fiscal cliff. After opening ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... headed for another economic crisis sent Wall Street diving again and dealers running. The yen remained elevated after Barack Obama's re-election as US president stoked concerns of political gridlock in Washington with a "fiscal cliff" approaching that ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... but we're not seeing overly excessive losses," he said. US stocks sank in the second day of losses after President Barack Obama's re-election victory, trimming another one per cent after Wednesday's huge rout. At the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial ...

The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... land of stars and stripes resulted in, well, very much the same as it was the day before the elections. President Barrack Obama remains president. The Democrats control the Senate and the GOP dominates Congress. Yet Wall Street seems to have fallen off ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... down 32 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 4,502.2. NEW YORK - US stocks sank in the second day of losses after President Barack Obama's re-election victory, trimming another one per cent after Wednesday's huge rout. At the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Markets await promising China leadership change

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... promoting market efficiency and putting an end to fears of a hard landing, according to Threadneedle's Gigi Chan. As Barrack Obama prepares for four more years in office in the US, the world's second largest economy is now preparing itself for what is ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... effort. Mr Heffernan said he believed overseas markets had over-reacted to the US election result, in which President Barack Obama won a second term and the Republicans retained control the House of Representatives. "I think you will probably see a bounce ...

Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
A political quarrel surrounding the US fiscal cliff looks set to become the focal point for investors after Barrack Obama's narrow victory in the presidential race. President Obama's priority is to secure a budget deal with the US Congress to avoid ...