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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... said the local currency had followed the US market higher overnight. "We had three days of triple-digit declines on Wall Street, so we were due to see a bounce soon enough," he said. "The Australian dollar was just following suit in terms of what happened ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed lead from Wall Street where investors digested strong earnings reports from several major companies and weaker-than-expected numbers on new-home sales. Overseas financial markets were also ...

Lucky in so many ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... Yes, Virginia, Europe's had another bad session -- as Spanish bond yields continued to climb - that spilled over onto Wall Street but was tempered by late buying after the Wall Street Journal reported that Federal Reserve officials are getting impatient ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight on growing concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and lacklustre corporate earnings in the US. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after strong falls on Wall Street amid concern over the eurozone's debt problems as Spain's borrowing costs hit the levels that prompted other nations to seek help. At 0811 AEST on Tuesday, the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street finished the week down around one per cent. At 0755 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down 21 points at 4,144. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
SYDNEY, July 20 AAP - The Australian share market has opened lower, despite a positive lead from Wall Street. At 1010 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13.8 points at 4,192.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 13 ...

Bad news? Where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... market optimism prevails, markets will be getting what they're asking for. Finally, there's the good ol' US of A where Wall Street continues to climb because company earnings were beating lowered estimates. Never mind the latest string of disappointing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the US economy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

The twain could not meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... intervention." Nothing it seems. It sounds oh, so rationale. Even more so when you find out that it was the much-respected "Wall Street Journal" that published this line as it wrapped up Wall Street's action overnight. It's not! Sure, Wall Street has ...