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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Australian shares look set to open higher following strong gains on international markets after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi signalled possible further stimulus measures and positive US jobs figures. At 0834 AEST on Friday, the December ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rallied as data showed faster-than-estimated economic growth, fuelling speculation the economy is strong enough to withstand higher interest rates. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the December ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher despite a drop in US markets overnight. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local bourse was supported by stocks that offered good yields, such as the banks, after National Australia Bank ...

QEnd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
"And now, the end is near; And so I face the final curtain." - My Way That, Virginia, is QE doing its rendition of Frankie ol' blue eyes Sinatra's ol' time classic. Barring a very nasty - just nasty won't cut it - surprise, the Fed will be announcing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0704 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 17 points points at 5,389. Wall Street stocks rose more than one per cent following ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
The Australian share market is headed for its biggest fall of the year as investors worry about weak global economic growth. The fall of almost two per cent on the Dow Jones overnight was the heaviest for 2014. If the ASX200 sustains its early falls ...

AMP University Challenge winners revealed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
A team from Griffith University in Queensland has won the AMP University Challenge, a national financial planning competition for university students who want to find out more about being a financial planner. The event was held in Sydney and attracted ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower after heavy falls on Wall Street where oil and coal stocks led the tumble as the price of oil continued a multi-week decline. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following overnight gains on Wall St where the US Federal Reserve hinted it would not raise interest rates. Steady interest rates have a negative effect on the US dollar and bond yields, and increase the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after an almost flat end to trading in on Wall Street and a fall in metals prices. At 0651 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 21 points at 5,262. The stock market in ...