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Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... largest economy. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 2.93 per cent from 2.87 per cent on Friday, while that on the 30-year bond climbed to 4.28 per cent from 4.17 per cent. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... cents to $21.40, ANZ surrendered 17 cents to $21.30, and Commonwealth Bank eased 43 cents to $50.60. On Wall Street on Friday, stocks fell as investors were transfixed by the high-stakes drama surrounding the Greek debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... we'll be playing follow the leader with overseas markets, particularly in terms of Wall Street." US stocks fell hard on Friday as fresh concerns about eurozone financial stability, this time focusing on Italy, unnerved investors already rattled by the ...

Time to call it quits - again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... Brace yourself people! We might be in for another rough one this week. Gauging from the S&P 500's 1.2 per cent fall on Friday last week, hang on to your hat Australia. This was reportedly triggered by massive falls in the share price of UniCredit -- ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... Morgans' director of equities, Bill Chatterton, said there were pockets of interest from investors across the local market on Friday that helped it edge higher, despite Wall Street's falls. "There's not too much negativity out there, other than the energy ...

Deposits may shield Aussie banks from Greek debt crisis fallout

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... said she is "clearly worried" about the situation, while Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris told ABC radio on Friday night that the worsening debt crisis could trigger a new credit crisis in financial markets. The concern is that if Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... shares. Bond prices fell slightly. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 2.96 per cent from 2.94 per cent on Friday, while that on the 30-year bond was practically unchanged at 4.20 per cent. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. ...

Policy war erupts over super clearing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... Government over which party offers small business the best method for processing superannuation payments. The Coalition, on Friday, issued a statement blasting the Government's Medicare superannuation clearing house as a $16 million white elephant that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... of 4,258 contracts. In economics news on Monday, the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator was due for release. On Friday, the Australian share market finished flat as a production downgrade from energy major Woodside put an end to a positive morning ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
The Australian share market opened higher on Friday after two of the major United States indices rose, but worries continued that Greece's debt troubles could spread. At 1015 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.9 points, or 0.53 ...